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Manuel Alfonseca
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El Agua de la Vida
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El Sello De Eolo (Familia Eolia #1)
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2002
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9 editions
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Todo es número ¿Es matemática la realidad?
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Bajo un cielo anaranjado (Sistema Solar, #1)
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1993
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2 editions
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El zahir de Quetzalcoatl (Los sabuesos de la transición, #1)
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2014
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2 editions
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El Viaje de Tivo, el Arriesgado (Las Crónicas del Rompecabezas Mágico #1)
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2000
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6 editions
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La Escala de Jacob
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2000
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2 editions
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La corona tartesia (Familia Eolia #3)
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2012
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6 editions
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Descenso al infierno de Venus (Sistema Solar, #2)
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1999
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Un rostro en el tiempo
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1989
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¿Tienen derecho a la vida las personas con síndrome de Down?
The same post in English
Un artículoque publiqué en este blog en 2017 terminaba con este párrafo:
¿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?
En otroartículo, publicado en 2014, pri
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The Higher We Go: Pier Giorgio Frassati (Friends in High Places Book 5)
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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. The fict ...more |
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"This is a play about a peculiar family. Not in the sense of "You can't take it with you" (which is also by Kaufman), but in the sense that nothing in life matters to them other than the theatre, and they are also fiercely protective of their family. "
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ENGLISH: A moving book about a special little girl who understands God much better than many adults. Of course, it can be debated whether what Fynn is telling us, 35 years after Anna's death, is what she really did and said, or the result of his furth ...more |
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"Perfectly plotted murder mystery in a future steel-covered New York, with robots! "
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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 | |
"This was a real page-turner, with so many different settings in a single book: the urchins trying to survive in the slums, a duel and an execution at the Queen's court, a newly found father and all the wonderful days when father and daughter get acqu"
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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.”
― El zahir de Quetzalcoatl
― 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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“[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.”
― Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace
― Lift Up Your Heart: A Guide to Spiritual Peace
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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/...
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
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 :-)
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
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...
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...
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
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
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,
