Developed in the early 1950s to meet a Soviet Army requirement and first flown in June 1957, the Mi-6 was the largest-yet helicopter created in the Soviet Union. Its notable features included a power-plant consisting of two turbo-shaft engines (for the first time on a Soviet helicopter) and stub win[...]
Soah, our heroine, is saved from a strange, sacrificial ritual by Habaek, the young Water God. While Soah has come to appreciate the Water God and his kingdom, the heavenly Suguk, she's also fallen in love with a mysterious man named Mui. What she doesn't know is that Habaek is Mui - he's been curse[...]
"Guayasamin is one of the last crusaders of "imaginismo." He is a creator of humanity in its broadest sense, of the living and historical imagination. His universe is sustaining although it threatens us like a cosmic disaster. Think before approaching his painting because it will not be easy to with[...]
With a jealous admirer and a bitter, powerful mother plotting behind his back, Habaek's controversial decision to return Soah to his magical kingdom has the elemental gods and goddesses in an uproar. Habaek, the moody water god who rescued Soah's village from famine and drought, is also dealing with[...]
Coleccion de devocionales en los que Jesus se pone al nivel de los ninos pequenos y se dirige a ellos en primera persona. Los libros contienen mensajes sobre temas como: Los primeros momentos del dia, La hora de acostarse, principios de salud, vida sana, y el cuidado del ambiente. Cada mensaje va ac[...]
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Every bowl of pho is filled with warm broth, hearty noodles, and the savory taste of comfort. But b[...]
In this bilingual illustrated word book, the objects of Caillou's daily life are presented in English and Spanish. Children discover Caillou's room and his toys and enjoy the colorful and vibrant illustrations that represent scenes in familiar rooms. Filled with appealing images that include the wor[...]
Cuando conoci a Pablo Escobar, con solo trece a os, Victoria Eugenia Henao ignoraba que su vida estaba a punto de convertirse en una pesadilla terrible, y que jam s dejar an de se alarla con el dedo por ser la mujer con la que se cas y tuvo dos hijos el mayor narcotraficante de todos los tiempos. [...]
"Nadia Murad fue v ctima de la yihad sexual del Estado Isl mico. Ahora se ha convertido en defensora de los derechos humanos, en la primera persona en ser nombrada Embajadora de Buena Voluntad por la Dignidad de los Supervivientes de la Trata de Personas de las Naciones Unidas y ha sido nominada al [...]
Motiverande samtal, MI, är en evidensbaserad rådgivningsmetod som passar i alla sammanhang när man vill stimulera en annan person att förändra sitt beteende. I denna praktiska handbok presenteras MI på ett tydligt och överskådligt sätt. Läsaren får en grundläggande förståelse för meto[...]
El primer recuerdo que Isabel Allende tiene de Chile es el de una casa que nunca conocio la "casa grande y vieja" de la calle Cueto, donde nacio su madre. Esta casa, evocada por su abuelo con tanta frecuencia que Isabel cree haber vivido alli, se convierte en la protagonista de su primera novela La [...]
Beltran Soler es de Chile, una tierra que se mueve. Es, ademas, un sismologo que sabe mas sobre las placas tectonicas que de la vida. Camino a Tokio, hace escala en Los Angeles, donde pierde el avion y se enfrenta a un temblor que lo remece. De pronto, las cincuenta peliculas mas importantes de su v[...]
The 2-million-copy bestselling modern fable from Korea that is winning hearts around the world
This is the story of a hen named Sprout. No longer content to lay eggs on command, only to have them carted off to the market, she glimpses her future every morning through the barn doors, where the o[...]
In the eighteenth century, chemistry was transformed from an art to a public science. Chemical affinity played an important role in this process as a metaphor, a theory domain, and a subject of investigation. Goethe's Elective Affinities, which was based on the current understanding of chemical affi[...]
Examining the significant developments in Korean art from the Neolithic period to the 19th century, this volume focuses on ceramics, Buddhist sculpture, painting, metalwork and the decorative arts. Published to coincide with the opening of a permanent Arts of Korea Gallery at the Metropolitan Museum[...]
After his acclaimed and best-selling "Finishing the Hat" (named one of the "New York Times "10 Best Books of 2010), Stephen Sondheim returns with the second volume of his collected lyrics, "Look, I Made a Hat," giving us another remarkable glimpse into the brilliant mind of this living legend, and h[...]
"Manana en la batalla piensa en mi" nos habla sobre el ocultamiento y el olvido, y sobre el engano, que quiza "es nuestra condicion natural"
Victor Frances, un escritor frustrado que presta su pluma a otros, es invitado a cenar a casa de Marta Tellez, una hermosa mujer casada a la que apenas con[...]
The intimate and long-awaited autobiography of a legend In 1967 in San Francisco, just a few weeks after the Summer of Love, a young Mexican guitarist took the stage at the Fillmore Auditorium and played a blistering solo that announced the arrival of a prodigious musical talent. Two years later -- [...]
La primera latina y tan solo la tercera mujer designada a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, Sonia Sotomayor se ha convertido en un icono americano contemporaneo. Ahora, con un candor e intimidad nunca antes asumidos por un juez en activo, Sonia nos narra el viaje de su vida --desde los proyect[...]