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An Accidental Soldier

Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam

By: Manny Garcia

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An Accidental Soldier

Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam

By: Manny Garcia

I was born in a log cabin just like Abe Lincoln, except our cabin was a rental." Starting with this account of his humble origins, Manny Garcia, who describes himself as "a left-handed, rather contrary Mestizo-American," has written a memoir that begins in late 1947 in the San Luis Valley of Southern Colorado and takes him to Utah and a stint as a Mormon and ultimately to Vietnam. In late 1965, a cocky, naive, alienated teen-ager, Garcia joined the army almost accidentally, enlisting for three years. At eighteen he became an Airborne Ranger, a combat infantryman with the crack First Brigade of the 101st Airborne Division, the Screaming Eagles. His book shows you the war from the point man position, up close and personal, at eye level. "I returned to the body and checked for booby traps. I noticed the guerilla's small bare leathery feet. I rolled the body over and realized the corpse at my feet was an old woman. Her hair was pulled back and tied in a bun, like how my grandmother used to wear her own hair. This was my first kill. I killed a woman before I made love to one. I killed a woman before I was old enough to vote. I killed a woman before I bought my first car. I killed a woman and I was an Eagle Scout. I killed a woman while I was on probation to the Juvenile Court. I killed a woman before I knew she was a woman. I killed a woman while working for the United States Army in South Vietnam. I had killed before I had lived. The afternoon in the jungle was bright and hot. I stood there sweating, bewildered, dumfounded, and completely absorbed by the power."--from An Accidental Soldier "A valuable contribution to the growing list of Viet Nam narratives told from communities whose histories have yet to be fully recognized."--Jorge Mariscal, University of California, San Diego

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An Accidental Soldier

Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam

By: Manny Garcia

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Memoirs of a Mestizo in Vietnam

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Some Survived

An Eyewitness Account of the Bataan Death March and the Men Who Lived through It

By: Manny Lawton

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Some Survived

An Eyewitness Account of the Bataan Death March and the Men Who Lived through It

By: Manny Lawton

Manny Lawton was a twenty-three-year-old Army captain on April 8, 1942, when orders came to surrender to the Japanese forces invading the Philippine Islands. The next day, he and his fellow American and Filipino prisoners set out on the infamous Bataan Death March--a forced six-day, sixty-mile trek under a broiling tropical sun during which approximately eleven thousand men died or were bayoneted, clubbed, or shot to death by the Japanese. Yet terrible as the Death March was, for Manny Lawton and his comrades it was only the beginning. When the war ended in August 1945, it is estimated that some 57 percent of the American troops who had surrendered on Bataan had perished. But this is not a chronicle of despair. It is, instead, the story of how men can suffer even the most desperate conditions and, in their will to retain their humanity, triumph over appalling adversity. An epic of quiet heroism, Some Survived is a harrowing, poignant, and inspiring tale that lifts the heart.

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Algonquin Books

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1565128370

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Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible

The Parents' Guide for Supporting Their Teen's Critical First Phase of Driving

By: Manuel "Manny" Moncivais

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Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible

The Parents' Guide for Supporting Their Teen's Critical First Phase of Driving

By: Manuel "Manny" Moncivais

IF YOU DRIVE A VEHICLE, YOU NEED THIS BOOK! Here's the deal. We have a huge problem and it must be corrected immediately! From 2000 to 2018, we have had 768,828 people killed in United States in auto accidents (from National Safety Council's Accident Facts)! The past three years (2016""2018), we have had over 40,000 fatalities each year! These are the most in the past nine years, which tells me our training system is not working! This is UNACCEPTABLE! If you drive a vehicle, you need to go through this training! It will be one of the most important books you will ever read! How many of these people would have said they were good drivers? Yes, almost all of them! Fact: 25 percent of all fatal auto accidents are DUI accidents. The other 75 percent of the fatal accidents I classify as sober-related accidents! A problem this book will address in simple detail. Fact: The only way you would attend a driver safety course is by receiving a citation; you attend the class and say, "This was a great refresher. I'm glad I took it." This is not a refresher but a survival course! The solution to preventing these staggering statistics is retraining the 210 million drivers on the road with a fundamental, focus-concept training with accident situations. This training is intended to make you a proactive driver versus a reactive driver! Being reactive, most of the time, is too late! I have done much research and developed simple analogies, concepts, and accident-possibility situations that will change your mindset and driving behavior every time you get behind the wheel. Driving Institute of America (DIA) wants to make you a DIA-Certified Teen Driver versus just a teen driver! There is a huge difference! Your life is worth a whole lot more than the cost of this book! You will understand that every time you get behind the wheel, YOU ARE ENTERING THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACE IN THE WORLD""THE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS! Never forget this! 100 PERCENT FOCUS AND SAFE DRIVING! "You saved my life three different ways!" ""Dee D., Austin, TX "I've been a driver for over thirty years and this training taught me some life-saving skills!" ""Matt T., Leander, TX "I definitely think everyone who drives a vehicle absolutely needs this training!" ""Tom J., Cedar Park, TX "It definitely made our teen more responsible by completing all the certifications. It was an eye opener!" ""Shorouk N., Austin, TX "Thank you, this information has helped me so much and it made me more attentive to my own driving habits." ""Deni H., Austin, TX "Yes, I believe everyone who completes this training will be a much more knowledgeable and safer driver." ""Karen E., Spokane, WA

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1645690121

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9781645690122

Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants

Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice

By: Marcia Finlayson,Manny J Gonzalez,Gladys M Gonzalez-Ramos

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Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants

Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice

By: Marcia Finlayson,Manny J Gonzalez,Gladys M Gonzalez-Ramos

Save time—inform your clinical planning with core knowledge and tips offered from experienced clinicians! While many Hispanic groups have lived in the mainland United States for years, there now is a growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees that are in need of culturally competent mental health care. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice will help mental health clinicians gain insight into essential clinical issues facing those who work with these new immigrants. This text, designed to aid in direct clinical practice, will guide you in the effective delivery of comprehensive psychosocial services. It arms you with the latest demographic information and offers valuable suggestions for treatment in different modalities for under-served Hispanic groups. Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice presents insights and practice approaches from respected authorities and explores latest trends on these new populations. You’ll find an in-depth examination of the mental health disparities in Hispanic immigrants, a conceptual overview of reasons for immigration and migration patterns, and a look at the unique stressors new groups face which impact immigrants’ mental health. Detailed data on each group, important highlights of pertinent historical aspects, and in-depth discussions of helpful assessment, treatment, and practice issues provide effective approaches illustrated through discussion and case studies. In Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice, you will find: detailed research and clinical information about new immigrant groups explorations of the growth of new groups, such as Dominicans in New York City and Cuban refugees recently reaching the shores of Florida information on psychosocial stressors, psychiatric diagnoses, and utilization of services among undocumented immigrants effective outreach techniques a detailed list of resources including extensive Web sites, national centers for the study of Hispanic groups, and important published works used for research and practice up-to-date demographics on new groups Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants: Innovative Approaches in Contemporary Clinical Practice brings vital information geared to the direct practice professional in psychology, social work, psychiatric nursing, and psychiatry, as well as graduate-level students in these fields.

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Routledge

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1135795118

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9781135795115

Miami Transformed

Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time

By: Manny Diaz

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Miami Transformed

Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time

By: Manny Diaz

Six-year-old Manuel Diaz and his mother first arrived at Miami's airport in 1961 with little more than a dime for a phone call to their relatives in the Little Havana neighborhood. Forty years after his flight from Castro's Cuba, attorney Manny Diaz became mayor of the City of Miami. Toward the end of the twentieth century, the one-time citrus and tourism hub was more closely associated with vice than sunshine. When Diaz took office in 2001, the city was paralyzed by a notoriously corrupt police department, unresponsive government, a dying business district, and heated ethnic and racial divisions. During Diaz's two terms as mayor, Miami was transformed into a vibrant, progressive, and economically resurgent world-class metropolis. In Miami Transformed: Rebuilding America One Neighborhood, One City at a Time, award-winning former mayor Manny Diaz shares lessons learned from governing one of the most diverse and dynamic urban communities in the United States. This firsthand account begins with Diaz's memories as an immigrant child in a foreign land, his education, and his political development as part of a new generation of Cuban Americans. Diaz also discusses his role in the controversial Elián González case. Later he details how he managed two successful mayoral campaigns, navigated the maze of municipal politics, oversaw the revitalization of downtown Miami, and rooted out police corruption to regain the trust of businesses and Miami citizens. Part memoir, part political primer, Miami Transformed offers a straightforward look at Diaz's brand of holistic, pragmatic urban leadership that combines public investment in education and infrastructure with private sector partnerships. The story of Manny Diaz's efforts to renew Miami will interest anyone seeking to foster safer, greener, and more prosperous cities.

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University of Pennsylvania Press

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0812207637

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9780812207637

Writing the Comedy Pilot Script

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Original TV Series

By: Manny Basanese

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Writing the Comedy Pilot Script

A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating an Original TV Series

By: Manny Basanese

Navigating through the challenging process of writing a comedy pilot, this book will help screenwriters to create an original script for television. Practical and accessible, the book presents a step-by-step guide focusing on the key elements of the process. Incorporating both the history of TV comedy as well as its current evolving state in this age of the dramedy and an ever-increasing variety of broadcast and streaming platforms, the book will serve as a guide for the fledgling sitcom scribe. Author Manny Basanese breaks down the comedy pilot writing process from what may be perceived as an overwhelming, time-consuming mission into a series of much more manageable, smaller steps (from logline to outline to 1st, 2nd and polished draft). Utilizing his experience in Hollywood’s sitcom trenches, the author offers real-world advice on such topics as building the comedy pilot "world," creating memorable comic characters, sound sitcom structure, and the importance of crafting an emotional through line in a comedy pilot. Finally, there is also practical career guidance for marketing this just-completed script and breaking into the industry with advice on various topics such as the value of networking as well as gaining representation in the competitive Hollywood jungle. It is ideal for students of screenwriting and aspiring comedy screenwriters.

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1000485056

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9781000485059

Just Squeeze My Hand

A Caregiver's Experience with Frontotemporal Dementia

By: Manuel "Manny" Moncivais

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Just Squeeze My Hand

A Caregiver's Experience with Frontotemporal Dementia

By: Manuel "Manny" Moncivais

This is a love story of a twenty-six-year marriage that was extended with a six-year slow death sentence due to the dreaded mental illness, Frontotemporal Dementia. Frontotemporal Dementia affects approximately 50,000–60,000 people (Knop, 2011 cure PSP). Frontotemporal Dementia can start in the forties age group, making it very difficult to diagnose. This story describes the challenges of a caregiver to initially know what the actual diagnosis was because it was a hard disease to diagnose. This story also describes this caregiver’s steps in caring for his wife until her very last breath. The author’s main goal is to help others who may have someone with Frontotemporal Dementia symptoms, or other terminal illnesses, and how to deal with the huge task as a primary caregiver. Information for support groups are also available for the caregiver and patient. Any critical information that can help a caregiver will be highlighted in bold and italics for quick reference in this book.

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Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.

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1098086481

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Radical Redemption

The Real Story of Manny Mill

By: Manny Mill

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Radical Redemption

The Real Story of Manny Mill

By: Manny Mill

The life and ministry of Manny Mill is another evidence that a reformed vision of God’s sovereign grace ignites radical, risk-taking ministries of mercy, not passive fatalism. May his story set ten thousand captives free—including those who have never been in prison." — John Piper, founder, Desiring God Ministries --------------------------------------------------------------- “I could have been dead so many times. I always spent more money than I had, I was always in over my head, and I was always involved in too many things at one time…Everything I did was with me in mind.” — Manny Mill Descending into a life of debauchery, Manny Mill found himself teetering on the edge of personal and financial disaster. In this candid and vividly personal book, Manny tells how His pursuit of pleasure led him to the depths of human despair. A declared fugitive of the law, he was running from the FBI when he ran into Christ and a life of radical redemption. Manny’s experiences will thrill you. His faith will inspire you. And his words will challenge you to think about your life, your relationship with the God of the universe, and your own need for a radical redemption.

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Moody Publishers

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0802487165

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9780802487162

Radical Prayer

The Power of Being Bold and Persistent

By: Manny M. Mill

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Radical Prayer

The Power of Being Bold and Persistent

By: Manny M. Mill

What if we prayed how Jesus taught us to? Many of us pray with little heart. We mutter the usual and leave with little expectation. But is this how Jesus taught us to pray? The Lord’s Prayer is a prayer according to God’s will, a prayer that beckons heaven to crash into earth. Tied to the sure promises of God, it compels us to seek—and expect—His glory in every sphere. When one prays consistently, persistently, and boldly for the hallowing of God’s holy name, big things happen. Radical Prayer gives us a glimpse of the transformative and explosive power of praying in God’s will, a power that takes place internally and manifests externally. Whether your prayer life is strong or in shambles, Radical Prayer will compel you to a life of bold, persistent, transformative, and expectant prayer.

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0802493513

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9780802493514

The Hot Latin Diet

The Fast-Track to a Bombshell Body

By: Manny Alvarez M.D.

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The Hot Latin Diet

The Fast-Track to a Bombshell Body

By: Manny Alvarez M.D.

Dr. Manny" of FOX News and The Rachael Ray Show fame shows how seven Latin powerfoods can reshape the body for life. Includes recipes. More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny Alvarez, one of America's leading OB/GYNs and FOX News' voice of health, introduces the seven Latin Powerfoods and the three tracks that can lead to better health. He then reveals how incorporating them into a diet can help readers slim down-while keeping those sexy, natural curves. Dr. Manny helps restock the home with an exciting variety of savory, healthy, metabolism-boosting foods, and breaks the diet down into manageable phases for readers. With everything from delicious new Latin-inspired recipes to effective tips on balancing exercise and nutrition, this fun and practical weight-loss plan reveals the simple secret to a bombshell body.

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Penguin

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1440637288

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9781440637285

Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber

A Special Publication of The Library of America

By: Manny Farber

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Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber

A Special Publication of The Library of America

By: Manny Farber

Manny Farber (1917–2008) was a unique figure among American movie critics. Champion of what he called "termite art" (focused, often eccentric virtuosity as opposed to "white elephant" monumentality), master of a one-of-a-kind prose style whose jazz-like phrasing and incandescent twists and turns made every review an adventure, he has long been revered by his peers. Susan Sontag called him "the liveliest, smartest, most original film critic this country ever produced"; for Peter Bogdanovich, he was "razor-sharp in his perceptions" and "never less than brilliant as a writer." Farber was an early discoverer of many filmmakers later acclaimed as American masters: Val Lewton, Preston Sturges, Samuel Fuller, Raoul Walsh, Anthony Mann. A prodigiously gifted painter himself, he brought to his writing an artist's eye for what was on the screen. Alert to any filmmaker, no matter how marginal or unsung, who was "doing go-for-broke art and not caring what comes of it," he was uncompromising in his contempt for pretension and trendiness, for, as he put it, directors who "pin the viewer to the wall and slug him with wet towels of artiness and significance." The excitement of his criticism, however, has less to do with his particular likes and dislikes than with the quality of attention he paid to each film as it unfolds, to the "chains of rapport and intimate knowledge" in its moment-to-moment reality. To transcribe that knowledge he created a prose that, in Robert Polito's words, allows for "oddities, muddles, crises, contradictions, dead ends, multiple alternatives, and divergent vistas." The result is critical essays that are themselves works of art. Farber on Film brings together this extraordinary body of work in its entirety for the first time, from his early and previously uncollected weekly reviews for The New Republic and The Nation to his brilliant later essays (some written in collaboration with his wife Patricia Patterson) on Godard, Fassbinder, Herzog, Scorsese, Altman, and others. Featuring an introduction by editor Robert Polito that examines in detail the stages of Farber's career and his enduring significance as writer and thinker, Farber on Film is a landmark volume that will be a classic in American criticism. From the Trade Paperback edition.

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Library of America

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159853470X

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9781598534702

Afro-Cuban keyboard grooves

By: Manny Patiño,Jorge Moreno

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Afro-Cuban keyboard grooves

By: Manny Patiño,Jorge Moreno

This book will help any musician unlock the secrets of the Afro-Cuban rhythmic feel. By clearly demonstrating the underlying pattern called the Clave and the comping patterns called Tumbaos that are played over the Clave, this book will help every keyboard player learn these fundamental Latin rhythms. [Matching bass book (EL9707CD) also available.]

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Alfred Music Publishing

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157623911X

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Afro-Cuban Bass Grooves

By: Manny Patiño,Jorge Moreno

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Afro-Cuban Bass Grooves

By: Manny Patiño,Jorge Moreno

This book will help any musician unlock the secrets of the Afro-Cuban rhythmic feel. By clearly demonstrating the underlying pattern called the Clave and the comping patterns called Tumbaos which are played over the Clave, this book will help every bass player learn these fundamental Latin rhythms. (Matching keyboard book (EL9706CD) also available.)

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Alfred Music Publishing

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1576239101

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The Checklist

What You and Your Family Need to Know to Prevent Disease and Live a Long and Healthy Life

By: Dr. Manny Alvarez

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The Checklist

What You and Your Family Need to Know to Prevent Disease and Live a Long and Healthy Life

By: Dr. Manny Alvarez

In the tradition of YOU The Owner's Manual, The Checklist is organized as a guide to help individuals and families take the right precautions, at the right time in their lives, to avoid the most common health pitfalls and illnesses, and put them on the path to a vigorous and sound lifestyle. Each decade in a person's life introduces new risks not seen in their previous ten years. A health plan must be tailor-made to fit a body as it matures decade to decade. Dr. Manny's friendly, easy explanations and simple maintenance breakdowns show people how to act preventively and proactively, without unnecessary fears or reliance on the abundance of outdated, counterproductive health myths. Dr. Manny's mission is to aid readers in their pursuit of living a healthy and long life, and to help close the door on future life-threatening illnesses using proven, sound medical knowledge.

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Rayo

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0061188786

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9780061188787

The Concrete Muse

By: Manny Flores

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The Concrete Muse

By: Manny Flores

Love, Courage and Hope-That's all I had left in me. At 16 years old I was at rock bottom, I was lost and confused. Being undocumented made everything a million times worse. I didn't know what my identity was; I didn't feel like I belong. On top of everything, I was in jail for armed robbery. You can tell a lot about a person when they are at their lowest point. Do they get up or chose to stay down? I knew life had to get better at some point so I continued to fight: that was the only option. Wins and losses, that's what my life is defined by. My Name is Manny Flores, and this is my story.

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1387516701

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An Accidental Soldier

An Accidental Soldier

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An Accidental Soldier

Some Survived

Some Survived

Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible

Driving Institute of America presents The Teen Driver's Bible

Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants

Mental Health Care for New Hispanic Immigrants

Miami Transformed

Miami Transformed

Writing the Comedy Pilot Script

Writing the Comedy Pilot Script

Just Squeeze My Hand

Just Squeeze My Hand

Radical Redemption

Radical Redemption

Radical Prayer

Radical Prayer

The Hot Latin Diet

The Hot Latin Diet

Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber

Farber on Film: The Complete Film Writings of Manny Faber

Afro-Cuban keyboard grooves

Afro-Cuban keyboard grooves

Afro-Cuban Bass Grooves

Afro-Cuban Bass Grooves

The Checklist

The Checklist

The Concrete Muse

The Concrete Muse

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