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"Veronique Vincent is a star. At age twenty-two, she is one of the most sought-after models in fashion, gracing the covers of magazines and walking the runways of haute couture shows across the globe. Yet, despite being the consummate professional, Veronique wants little of the glamorous life that modeling affords her. The beloved daughter of a hardworking single mother, she has always preferred spending time at home or with her kindhearted boyfriend...
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In this triumphant debut inspired by true events, a ragtag gang of journalists and resistance fighters risk everything for an elaborate scheme to undermine the Reich. The Nazis stole their voices. But they would not be silenced. Brussels, 1943. Twelve-year-old street orphan Helene survives by living as a boy and selling copies of the country’s most popular newspaper, Le Soir, now turned into Nazi propaganda. Helene’s world changes when she befriends...
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1995.
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From an Edgar award–winning crime author, a mystery featuring unorthodox detective Henri Castang as he hunts for a kidnapper in the Czech Republic.
It's every mother's nightmare—their child abducted. But for Anita Rogier, whose son has been missing for four years, a glimmer of hope shines into her dark world when she receives a call that convinces her he is alive. But with few believing her claims, she needs a detective who is able...
It's every mother's nightmare—their child abducted. But for Anita Rogier, whose son has been missing for four years, a glimmer of hope shines into her dark world when she receives a call that convinces her he is alive. But with few believing her claims, she needs a detective who is able...
4) Villette
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With neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls' boarding school in the small town of Villette. There she struggles to retain her self-possession in the face of unruly pupils, an initially suspicious headmaster, and her own complex feelings, first for the school's English doctor and then for the dictatorial professor, Paul Emmanuel. Charlotte Brontë's last and most autobiographical novel is a powerfully...
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2019.
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Primera edición impresa en México.
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Español
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"Septiembre de 2015. Después de cruzar el mar Egeo huyendo de una vida de sufrimiento en Siria y de perder a su padre, Ahmed, un chico sirio de 14 años sin pasaporte, decide escaparse del campamento de refugiados en Bruselas por miedo a que lo deporten. Sin un lugar a donde ir, comida, ropa ni conocidos, decide esconderse en la bodega de una gran casa. Lo que no sabe es que allí vive Max, un chico estadounidense de 13 años que se ha trasladado...
7) JCVD
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2009
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JCVD is an out of luck actor. He's out of money, his agent can't find him a decent production, and a judge is inclined to give his ex-wife custody of his daughter. He returns to his childhood home of Brussels. When he goes into a post office to receive a wire transfer, he finds himself in the middle of a hostage situation. Due to an unfortunate mistake, the police believe JCVD is responsible for the crime. As the events are played from different perspectives,...
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2010
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Explore two world-class European countries with Rudy Maxa! For centuries, Belgium has been a sophisticated hub for gourmets and connoisseurs. The country of the Netherlands inspired the Dutch masters and became a powerhouse that conquered the sea. You'll tour places such as the medieval city Bruges, canals, Amsterdam's great art museums, the attic where Anne Frank hid from the Nazis, Amsterdam's infamous red light district, the Hague, and the city...
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Suhrkamp Verlag volume 4920
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2018.
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Erste Auflage.
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Deutsch
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"In Brüssel laufen die Fäden zusammen und ein Schwein durch die Straßen. Fenia Xenopoulou, Beamtin in der Generaldirektion Kultur der Europäischen Kommission, steht vor einer schwierigen Aufgabe. Sie soll das Image der Kommission aufpolieren. Aber wie? Sie beauftragt den Referenten Martin Susman, eine Idee zu entwickeln. Die Idee nimmt Gestalt an die Gestalt eines Gespensts aus der Geschichte, das für Unruhe in den EU-Institutionen sorgt....
15) Brussels
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2009
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Explore Brussels, the capital of Belgium, where the medieval city core defines the whole city. Sites include the Grand Palace, City Hall, Menneken Pils, Parliament, and museums. Also includes Bokrijk cultural village, the shores of Oostende, the site of the Battle of Waterloo, and the cities of Antwerpen, Gent and Bruges.
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[2017]
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Français
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God lives in human form as a cynical writer with his young opinionated daughter in present day Brussels, Belgium. She concludes that her dad is doing a terrible job and decides to rewrite the world, which leaves God angry, powerless and adamant to get his power back.
17) Van Gogh & Japan
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[2018]
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Vincent van Gogh's (1853-1890) encounter with Japanese ukiyo-e prints during his time in Paris was decisive for the direction that his art would take in the years to come. He enthusiastically assembled a collection of the prints with the idea of dealing in them, and soon was captivated by their colorful and cheerful imagery and style, which began to exert a dramatic influence on his own work. Gradually this enchanted world became his main artistic...
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