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Manuel Alfonseca

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Manuel Alfonseca (Madrid, 1946) is a writer and professor in a Spanish university (Autónoma de Madrid) where he was director of the Escuela Politécnica Superior (2001-2004). He worked 22 years in IBM. He has published over 200 scientific articles and many papers and posts on popular science, in Spanish and English. He is the author of over 50 books on computer science, popular science, historic novel, science-fiction and young adult literature, published in Spanish, English, French and other languages. He was awarded the Lazarillo Award (1988) and the La Brújula Award (2012). He is the son of the painter and sculptor Manuel Alfonseca (Santana).

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Your question has a very simple answer: I have 30 novels in Goodreads and have rated them all, with the following criterion:
a) I gave 5 stars to my four personal favorites among my books.
b) I assigned 4 stars and 3 stars to the remaining books, in a more or less balanced way (actually there are 15 with 4* and 11 with 3*).
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¿Tienen derecho a la vida las personas con síndrome de Down?

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¿Porqué a los seres humanos engendrados con trisomía del cromosoma 21 (quepadecen síndrome de Down) se les niega el derecho a la vida, hasta elpunto de que en muchos países de Occidente, en la práctica no se les permitenacer?

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ENGLISH: This is the fifth installment in the series by Corinna Turner, semi-fictional novellas describing lives of saints for teenagers. In this case, the chosen saint is Pier Giorgio Frassati, one of the two youths canonized last September.

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ENGLISH: A moving book about a special little girl who understands God much better than many adults.

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ESPAÑOL: Este librito se lo ragalaron a mi esposa. Es muy corto, pero con mucha sustancia, y puede ser muy útil para personas que arrastran consigo traumas pasados o problemas presentes. Está enfocado a contarnos cuatro historias personales muy difíc ...more
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“Y en ese momento comprendí, por primera vez en mi vida, que el amor no es sólo un sentimiento, sino también un acto de voluntad.”
Manuel Alfonseca, El zahir de Quetzalcoatl

“[A] young husband with an unfaithful wife, who is consecrated and dedicated to continence, eats daily of the Bread of Life so that the bride may one day return to both the home and the faith.”
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“Somos seres humanos porque somos responsables.”
Manuel Alfonseca, Bajo un cielo anaranjado

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Manuel Alfonseca My novel "Jacob's Ladder" is participating in a contest in Inkitt. To enter the final phase, I need 100 people to follow the link and reserve a reading. If you do, you can read the novel. The link is:
https://www.inkitt.com/stories/scifi/...


message 9: by Manuel (last edited Apr 02, 2016 03:47AM)

Manuel Alfonseca Mi serie de misterio Los sabuesos de la transición está en oferta en Amazon:

El primero, El zahir de Quetzalcoatl, se puede descargar gratuitamente de Amazon
El segundo, El misterio de la casa encantada, a 0,99 euros en Amazon
El tercero, El misterio del brazalete de zafiros, a 0,99 euros en Amazon
El cuarto, El misterio de la luna de miel, a 0,99 euros en Amazon


Manuel Alfonseca Mario wrote: "Hola,
Muchas gracias por aceptar mi solicitud de amistad. Seguro que tendremos muchos temas que comentar el el futuro:-)
Te cuento que he publicado algunas cosillas en la sección "Storys" (https://..."


Gracias por el enlace. He leído la serie de Nostalgias Pretéritas y están muy bien. Por cierto, ¿qué es el " churro media manga mangotero"? Es la primera vez que oigo hablar de ese juego :-)


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Mario Espinosa Hola,
Muchas gracias por aceptar mi solicitud de amistad. Seguro que tendremos muchos temas que comentar el el futuro:-)
Te cuento que he publicado algunas cosillas en la sección "Storys" (https://www.goodreads.com/story/list/...), por si sientes curiosidad. Tu opinión sería algo muy importante para mí.
Bueno, no te aburro más, espero que sigamos en contacto


Manuel Alfonseca Here you can find my interview in a blog:
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Manuel Alfonseca Have you heard about this?

Democratic presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton says women won't have full access to "reproductive health care" until "deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases" are changed.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/susan...

Is this the beginning of the end of religious freedom in the U.S.?

Scientific truth is also flagrantly ignored:
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2014...


Manuel Alfonseca Latest post in my blog on popular science:
Outstanding problems in the history of life
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...

En español:
Problemas pendientes en la historia de la vida
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...


Manuel Alfonseca The latest post in my blog on popular science:
About the problem of evil
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...

En español:
Sobre el problema del mal
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...

Greetings / Saludos


Manuel Alfonseca The latest post in my blog on popular science:
The scientific work of Stephen Hawking
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...

En español:
La obra científica de Stephen Hawking
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...

Greetings / Saludos


Manuel Alfonseca This is the latest post in my English blog on popular science:
Science is a tool
http://populscience.blogspot.com/2015...

Último artículo en mi blog en español sobre divulgación científica:
Libros piratas o libros gratuitos
http://divulciencia.blogspot.com/2015...

Regards, Saludos,


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