The Last True Love Story


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From the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed coauthor of All American Boys and author of The Gospel of Winter comes a cool, contemplative spin on hot summer nights and the classic teen love story as two teens embark on a cross-country journey of the heart and soul. The point of living is learning how to love. That’s what Gpa says. To Hendrix and Corrina, both seventeen but otherwise alike only in their loneliness, that sounds like another line from a pop song that tries to promise kids that life doesn’t actually suck. Okay, so: love. Sure. The thing about Corrina—her adoptive parents are suffocating, trying to mold her into someone acceptable, predictable, like them. She’s a musician, itching for any chance to escape, become the person she really wants to be. Whoever that is. And Hendrix, he’s cool. Kind of a poet. But also kind of lost. His dad is dead and his mom is married to her job. Gpa is his only real family, but he’s fading fast from Alzheimer’s. Looking for any way to help the man who raised him, Hendrix has made Gpa an impossible promise—that he’ll get him back east to the hill where he first kissed his wife, before his illness wipes away all memory of her. One hot July night, Hendrix and Corrina decide to risk everything. They steal a car, spring Gpa from his assisted living facility, stuff Old Humper the dog into the back seat, and take off on a cross-country odyssey from LA to NY. With their parents, Gpa’s doctors, and the police all hot on their heels, Hendrix and Corrina set off to discover for themselves if what Gpa says is true—that the only stories that last are love stories.




Dilemma


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He was a Roman Catholic priest whose love affair became headline news. Now, he shares his explosive story-in his own words... In this deeply personal and controversial memoir, Father Albert Cutié tells about the devastating struggle between upholding his sacred promises as a priest and falling in love. Already conflicted with growing ideological differences with the Church, Cutié was forced to abruptly change his life the day that he was photographed on the beach, embracing the woman he would later call his wife. Once a poster boy of the Roman Catholic Church-loved and admired by millions-Cutié found that he was not happy and able to live as a celibate priest, especially having to defend the number of positions he was no longer in agreement with. For years he kept his relationship a secret, while he soul searched and prayed for answers. The love that he deemed a blessing was bringing him closer to God, but further from the Church. In Dilemma, Cutié tells about breaking that promise, reigniting the very heated debate over mandatory celibacy for Catholic priests, beginning a new way of life and discovering a new way of serving God.




The Love Dare for Parents


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From the authors of international best-selling marriage book The Love Dare comes The Love Dare for Parents, a 40-day journey of “dares” challenging one or both parents to understand, practice, and communicate Christ-like love to their children. Easy to read and work into a busy schedule, The Love Dare for Parents is designed to “turn the hearts of parents to their children and turn the hearts of children to their parents” (Malachi 4:6) so that moms and dads can more fully enjoy and delight in their children while maximizing the positive impact they have on their lives long term. Each day brings a promising key verse from Scripture, a biblical principle about love that applies to parenting, a specific challenge the parent does for the sake of their child, and space to journal thoughts and reflect on what happened that day. The Love Dare for Parents even includes access to a FREE online parenting assessment, helpfully keyed to select material in the book.Parents, take the dare!




Mosén Diego de Valera


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Esta obra colectiva re ne las ltimas investigaciones de los m ximos especialistas en este importante autor del siglo XV castellano que cultiv todos los g neros literarios. En este volumen monogr fico Guido Cappelli escrsobre Valera y el Humanismo; Federica Accorsi analiza la relaci n de Valera con los jud os conversos; Florence Serrano estudia la presencia de Diego de Valera en Borgo a y en su literatura; Gonzalo Pont n se centra en las cartas escritas por Diego de Valera; Jes s Rodr guez Velasco analiza a Diego de Valera como artista microliterario; Cristina Moya analiza la influencia de la cr nica Valeriana entre 1482 y 1567; Fernando G mez Redondo explica las palabras que Juan de Vald s dedica a Valera en su Di logo de la lengua; Jos Julio Mart n Romero analiza la influencia de Diego de Valera en el Nobiliario Vero de Hern n Mex a y, finalmente, Juan Luis Carriazo Rubio prueba que mos Federica Accorsi analyzes the relationship between Valera and the converted Jews; Florence Serrano studies the presence of Diego de Valera in Burgundy and in its literature; Gonzalo Pont n focuses on the letters written by Diego de Valera; Jes s Rodr guez-Velasco studies Diego de Valera as micro-literary artist; Cristina Moya examines the influence of the Valeriana between 1482 and 1567; Fernando G mez Redondo explains the words dedicated to Diego de Valera by Juan de Vald s (Di logo de la lengua); Jos Julio Mart n Romero discusses the influence of Diego de Valera in Nobiliario Vero of Hernan Mex a; and, finally Juan Luis Carriazo Rubio proves that Mos n Diego de Valera did not write the Origen de la Casa de Guzm n. Cristina Moya Garc a is a profesora at the Universidad de C rdoba. Contributors: Federica Accorsi, Guido Cappeli, Juan Luis Carriazo Rubio, Fernando G mez Redondo, Jos Julio Mart n Romero, Cristina Moya Garc a, Gonzalo Pont n, Jes s Rodr guez Velasco, Florence Serrano





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Epistolario Español


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CATARSIS CÁTARA


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Seas quien seas, hagas lo que hagas, vivas donde vivas, cualquiera sea tu creencia, tus intereses, tus proyectos, tus metas y tus sueños... Sin Catarsis la Felicidad es una Quimera. Todos te dicen lo que tienes que hacer, pero pocos te dice CÓMO HACERLO. No hay Magia más Alta, Grande y Verdadera que la que transforma el plomo de tus emociones pútridas en Oro de Sentimientos Verdaderos. Este libro cambiará tu Vida porque hablo de Ti. Te hará descubrir tu cielo y tu infierno, seas obrero, político, maestro, estudiante, banquero, criminal, sacerdote, santo o el mismísimo Jesucristo. Sin CATARSIS CÁTARA, ni Cristos ni Hostias. Las respuestas que hallarás aquí no son teorías. Vas a VIVIR UN EXPERIENCIA INICIÁTICA, sin la cual no existe espiritualidad alguna. Lo comprobarás.




Conquistadoras


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Though women played an integral role in the conquest of the New World, little has been written about their contributions. This Spanish-language work examines the lives and deeds of women who influenced the course of history in the Americas some 500 years ago. Covered in detail are the lives of Maria de Toledo, first woman governor in America; Isabel de Bobadilla, governor of Cuba and instrumental in the Spanish expedition to Florida; Ana Francisca de Borja, governor of Peru and a military leader; Beatriz de la Cueva, governor of Guatemala and a political leader; Maria de Penalosa, governor of Nicaragua and a military strategist; Isabel Barreto y Quiros, first and only woman admiral of the Spanish navy; and mestizo leaders Francisca Pizarro and Leonor de Alvarado. Also covered are more than 40 other women of the same period--Spanish, Indian, and black--who held a wide variety of leadership positions. The book draws its information from the writings of respected early historians as well as historical documents from libraries and archives in Spain, Latin America and the United States. Cortes, Pizarro, Alvarado, todos ellos hombres conocidos y famosos. Pero y las mujeres? Si bien fue el hombre el que mayormente cargo sobre sus hombros la empresa conquistadora, muchas fueron las mujeres que tambien formaron parte de tal epopeya. Sin embargo, la historia les paso por encima y las relego al triste olvido. Esta obra se empena en hacerles justicia historica a estas mujeres, destacando sus vidas y hazanas sobre todo a ocho de ellas, quizas las mas conocidas, pero no las unicas. Fueron mujeres excepcionales, resolutas, integras, juiciosas, prontas a echar un pie adelante cuando las circunstancias asi lo exigieron, pero, vale recalcar, sin renunciar en ningun momento a sus dotes de madres y esposas. De las ocho mujeres, seis fueron espanolas y dos indigenas, incluyendose, ademas, a unas cuarenta mas aunque en menos detalle. La obra rebosa humanidad y sentido historico y esta escrita en un lenguaje pulcro y sencillo, al alcance de todo tipo de lector. Sus fuentes son rigurosamente historicas y fidedignas, fruto de las mas excelsas plumas a ambos lados del Atlantico y pertenecientes a todas las epocas, incluyendo, claro esta, a los primitivos cronistas de Indias.