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Suppressed Evidence

The Devastation of a Child Neurology Practice (By an Unjust, Unaccountable U.S. Health Care Agency)

By: Paco Vinegar

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Suppressed Evidence

The Devastation of a Child Neurology Practice (By an Unjust, Unaccountable U.S. Health Care Agency)

By: Paco Vinegar

SUPPRESSED EVIDENCE' is a medical-legal-political thriller/expose as told to the writer by Dr. Frank Martin, a child neurologist, his successful professional life at stake. At the turn of the Millennium, after a spotless record of more than 30 years [was he too honest, too up-front explaining tough, often unpleasant, inherited diagnoses?], a few false, piddly and out-of-context complaints brought upon him 'misconduct charges' (!!?) by the State. 'Just a slap-on-the-wrist' lawyers told him; but he fought, would not go down easy, so the 'State Disciplinarians' went for his blood: In 3 years he was sacked. But a consummate warrior, without help, he fought them for 7 more years in every court -all the way to the US Supreme Court - only to run every time into a cement wall, 'his case dismissed, ' his EVIDENCE SUPPRESSED, never before an impartial forum. 'Suppressed Evidence' tells the saga of the fallen hero, Dr. Martin (names, places changed) loved by most, but sacked for no major fault, by a less-than-perfect, unconstitutional system of discipline, that in the US rules States-&-Country with an unjust, monolithic, unaccountable horrible bloody hand. [System that needs desperately, urgently, to be revamped: Kinder, more just, respectful of the Civil and Human Rights of those accused!!!]

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FriesenPress

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1460264908

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9781460264904

Finance for the People

Getting a Grip on Your Finances

By: Paco de Leon

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Finance for the People

Getting a Grip on Your Finances

By: Paco de Leon

An illustrated, practical guide to navigating your financial life, no matter your financial situation "a potent mix of deeply practical and wonderfully empathetic" —Erin Lowry, author of Broke Millennial "one of the most approachable financial books I've ever read." —Refinery 29 We are all weird about money. Whether you have a lot or a little, your feelings and beliefs about money have been shaped by a combination of silence (or even shame) around talking about money, personal experiences, family and societal expectations, and a whole big complex system rigged against many of us from the start. Begin with that baseline premise and it’s no surprise so many of us find it so difficult to save enough money (but way too easy to get trapped in ballooning credit card debt), emotionally draining to deal with student loans, and nearly impossible to understand the esoteric world of investing. Unlike most personal finance books that focus on skills and behaviors, FINANCE FOR THE PEOPLE asks you to examine your beliefs and experiences around money—blending extremely practical exercises with mindfulness, and including more than 50 illustrations and diagrams to make the concepts accessible (and even fun). With deep insider expertise from years spent in many different corners of the financial industry, Paco de Leon is a friendly, approachable, and wise guide who invites readers to change their relationship with money. With her holistic approach you’ll learn how to: • root out your unconscious beliefs about money • untangle the mental and emotional burden of student loans to pay them off • use a gratitude practice to help you think differently about spending • break out of the debt cycle and begin building wealth This book is for anyone who feels unseen, ignored, or bored to death by the way personal finances are approached and taught, and is ready to go on a journey of self-discovery and step into their financial power.

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Penguin

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0525507841

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9780525507840

How We Eat

The Brave New World of Food and Drink

By: Paco Underhill

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How We Eat

The Brave New World of Food and Drink

By: Paco Underhill

An “eye-opening” (Kirkus Reviews) and timely exploration of how our food—from where it’s grown to how we buy it—is in the midst of a transformation, showing how this is our chance to do better, for us, for our children, and for our planet, from a global expert on consumer behavior and bestselling author of Why We Buy. Our food system is undergoing a total transformation that impacts how we produce, get, and consume our food. Market researcher and bestselling author Paco Underhill—hailed by the San Francisco Chronicle as “a Sherlock Holmes for retailers”—reveals where our eating and drinking lives are heading in his “delectable” (Michael Gross, New York Times bestselling author of 740 Park) book, How We Eat. In this upbeat, hopeful, and witty approach, How We Eat reveals the future of food in surprising ways. Go to the heart of New York City where a popular farmer’s market signifies how the city is getting country-fied, or to cool Brooklyn neighborhoods with rooftop farms. Explore the dreaded supermarket parking lot as the hub of innovation for grocery stores’ futures, where they can grow their own food and host community events. Learn how marijuana farmers, who have been using artificial light to grow a crop for years, have developed a playbook so mainstream merchants like Walmart and farmers across the world can grow food in an uncertain future. Paco Underhill is the expert behind the most prominent brands, consumer habits, and market trends and the author of multiple highly acclaimed books, including Why We Buy. In How We Eat, he shows how food intersects with every major battle we face today, from political and environmental to economic and racial, and invites you to the market to discover more.

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Simon and Schuster

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1982127120

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9781982127121

With My Own Eyes

By: Paco Vázquez

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With My Own Eyes

By: Paco Vázquez

A decade of traveling, anecdotes, challenges and life experiences across seven different countries. \"With my own eyes\" is not simply a guide for globetrotters or a tool to learn about other cultures and other perspectives on life, but it also aims to motivate all those reluctant to change the course of their lives and move away from their comfort zone by defying the limits we impose on ourselves. A narration that will hook the reader from the start and awaken their adventurous spirit by pointing out that another way of looking at life is possible.

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Pentian

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1524301531

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9781524301538

The Shadow of the Shadow

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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The Shadow of the Shadow

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

The Shadow of the Shadow follows four men who meet to play dominos in a hotel bar in Mexico City in 1922. They are a motley group—a gun-toting poet who makes a living writing advertisements for patent medicine, a radical Chinese-Mexican union organizer, a lawyer who represents prostitutes, and a newspaper crime reporter who churns out pages of copy “like links of sausage in a chorizo factory.” Left to their own devices, the group would have waited out Carranza’s presidency in their own quietly besotted fashion, ignoring the betrayal of the Mexican Revolution. But they witness a series of strangely related murders and begin to suspect a conspiracy involving the oil-rich lands of the Gulf Coast, greedy army officers, and American industrialists. Critics have hailed The Shadow of the Shadow as the best of Paco Ignacio Taibo II’s historical novels. Issues of oil, American imperialism, extortion, and government corruption give the novel a distinctly contemporary ring.

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Cinco Puntos Press

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1933693924

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Calling All Heroes

A Manual for Taking Power

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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Calling All Heroes

A Manual for Taking Power

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

The euphoric idealism of grassroots reform and the tragic reality of revolutionary failure are at the center of this speculative novel that opens with a real historical event. On October 2, 1968, 10 days before the Summer Olympics in Mexico, the Mexican government responds to a student demonstration in Tlatelolco by firing into the crowd, killing more than 200 students and civilians and wounding hundreds more. The Tlatelolco massacre was erased from the official record as easily as authorities washing the blood from the streets, and no one was ever held accountable. It is two years later and Nestor, a journalist and participant in the fateful events, lies recovering in the hospital from a knife wound. His fevered imagination leads him in the collection of facts and memories of the movement and its assassination in the company of figures from his childhood. Nestor calls on the heroes of his youth—Sherlock Holmes, Doc Holliday, Wyatt Earp, and D’Artagnan among them—to join him in launching a new reform movement conceived by his intensely active imagination.

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PM Press

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1604864079

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9781604864076

Crippled Sunrise

Book I of the Torchini Family Chronicles

By: Paco Torch

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Crippled Sunrise

Book I of the Torchini Family Chronicles

By: Paco Torch

It is 1957 when thirteen-year-old Frankie Paco Alexander meets his adoptive godfather, Don Mr. G DAmico, for the first time. Handicapped after a bout with spinal meningitis, Frankie is grateful to escape daily bullying and immerse himself in new friendships with Mr. Gs children. Mr. G treats Paco as one of his sons, especially after Paco trusts a foreboding feeling one day and saves Mr. G from certain death. While Paco matures, Mr. G takes the boy under his wing and mentors him through lifes challenges. But when Paco finds love at age eighteen, he has no idea that Carols father is the godfather of another mob family. After he secretly marries her in Canada and she becomes pregnant, it seems Paco has finally found happiness. But when Mr. G arranges Carols murder, a grief-stricken Paco is transformed into a ruthless killer. Years later as the circle of life leads Paco to a confession with a childhood priest, he finds redemption and is led to unite factions of his Italian family into one of the worlds most powerful conglomerates. Crippled Sunrise shares the saga of a young mans coming-of-age journey into manhood after he is adopted by a prominent godfather and discovers the good, bad, and ugly of the Mafia.

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iUniverse

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1491784393

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9781491784396

Four Hands

A Novel

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo, II

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Four Hands

A Novel

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo, II

Stan Laurel, one of the heroes of Four Hands, wanders into Mexico and witnesses the assassination of Pancho Villa. There follow other episodes, centered on Greg, an American journalist, and Julio, his Mexican friend and collaborator. Taibo gives the reader a plethora of brilliant characters in this panoramic novel that moves backward and forward in time.

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Macmillan

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0312130791

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The Shadow of the Shadow

By: Paco Ignacio,Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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The Shadow of the Shadow

By: Paco Ignacio,Paco Ignacio Taibo II

The Shadow of the Shadow follows four men who meet to play dominos in a hotel bar in Mexico City in 1922. They are a motley group a gun-toting poet who makes a living writing advertisements for patent medicine, a radical Chinese-Mexican union organizer, a lawyer who represents prostitutes, and a newspaper crime reporter who churns out pages of copy like links of sausage in a chorizo factory. Left to their own devices, the group would have waited out Carranza's presidency in their own quietly besotted fashion, ignoring the betrayal of the Mexican Revolution. But they witness a series of strangely related murders and begin to suspect a conspiracy involving the oil-rich lands of the Gulf Coast, greedy army officers, and American industrialists. Critics have hailed The Shadow of the Shadow as the best of Paco Ignacio Taibo IIs historical novels. Issues of oil, American imperialism, extortion, and government corruption give the novel a distinctly contemporary ring.

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ReadHowYouWant.com

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1458716449

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9781458716446

Messages For Our Being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

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Messages For Our Being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

This motivating and healing book tries to tell us that among us there is a new energy that has come to stay; an energy that you are already feeling and that has nothing to do with the previous one. These messages will help you recognise them, motivate you and heal you to be willing to reach and vibrate in a harmonious and loving tune. Check it out and you will begin to feel the magic of life.

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Círculo Rojo

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8413501636

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9788413501635

The Paradox of Yesterday

By: Paco De Panal

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The Paradox of Yesterday

By: Paco De Panal

The chatter of the jungle creatures outside the bamboo tiger cage-woke up Colonel Diaz with a startling effect. Every inch on his body was in pain from the torture section that he was introduced to, on the trail to his prison. He had been kidnapped on his second night when he reported to his new assignment in the republic of Vietnam. He ventured out to find out, who was big bird and why he had to die. Now, he was caught in the middle of a predicament that began late one night after a phone call by a close friend. Two days later, after he looked into the message that 'Big bird' would not fly any more. His friend was found dead outside a training area in Houston Texas, full of snakebites. Another message led him to a Post-office box in New York City where he found a manila envelope containing pictures and letters accusing a lot of power full citizens to the death of his friend. By this time, his body was in a sadistic downfall in his silent world from the debilitating pain. He screamed for a time out that would give him the time he needed to recover some of the strength that he lost from the torture onslaught. He did not know where he was, but he had an idea on where to start his recovery escape plan.

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Page Publishing Inc

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1683488911

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9781683488910

Guevara, Also Known as Che

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo (II),Paco Ignacio Taibo

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Guevara, Also Known as Che

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo (II),Paco Ignacio Taibo

Mexican novelist and historian Paco Ignacio Taibo II here captures the life and character of Che Guevara, the preeminent Latin-American revolutionary of the late twentieth century. The symbol of radical egalitarianism and the war against social injustice, Guevara was gunned down in the jungles of southeastern Bolivia in 1967, his death surrounded by questions that remain unanswered. In the years since he died, fascination with Che and his independent and pragmatic brand of Guerilla Marxism have become increasingly focused. Taibo, whose extensive contacts in Latin American political activism gives him unprecedented access to hitherto untapped sources, probes Che's life with a storyteller's pen and an historian's judgment. Delving into vast archives to which few researchers have entry, Taibo investigates the mystery and myth surrounding Che's life, careers, and ideals.

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Macmillan

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0312206526

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9780312206529

The Uncomfortable Dead

By: Subcomandante Marcos,Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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The Uncomfortable Dead

By: Subcomandante Marcos,Paco Ignacio Taibo II

A stylized reissue of the acclaimed, surreal noir collaboration between Mexico’s greatest writer and its most courageous revolutionary. “Taibo’s expertise ensures a smart, funny book, and Marcos brings a wry sense of humor.” —Publishers Weekly In alternating chapters, Zapatista leader Subcomandante Marcos and the consistently excellent Paco Ignacio Taibo II create an uproarious murder mystery with two intersecting storylines. The chapters written by the famously masked Marcos originate in the mountains of Chiapas, Mexico. There, the fictional “Subcomandante Marcos” assigns Elias Contreras—an odd but charming mountain man—to travel to Mexico City in search of an elusive and hideous murderer named “Morales.” The second story line, penned by Taibo, stars his famous series detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne. Hector guzzles Coca-Cola and smokes cigarettes furiously amidst his philosophical and always charming approach to investigating crimes—in this case, the search for his own “Morales.” The two stories collide absurdly and dramatically in the urban sprawl of Mexico City. The ugly history of the city’s political violence rears its head, and both detectives find themselves in an unpredictable dance of death with forces at once criminal, historical, and political. Readers expecting political heavy-handedness will be disarmed by the humility and playful self-mocking that runs throughout the book.

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Akashic Books

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1936070758

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9781936070756

An Easy Thing

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

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An Easy Thing

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

Set amidst the political turbulence and social unrest of contemporary Mexico City, An Easy Thing introduces English-speaking readers to Taibo's human and world-weary protagonist, independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne. In this debut outing, our hero, who, incidentally, possesses an insatiable appetite for Coca Cola and cigarettes, tackles three cases simultaneously: a killing in a corrupt factory; the deadly threats against a former porn starlet's teenage daughter; and, strangely, the search for Emiliano Zapata, folk hero and leader of the Mexican Revolution, rumored to be alive and hiding out in a cave outside Mexico City. Combining black comedy, social history and a touch of surrealism, Paco Taibo's wonderfully idiosyncratic detective novels are admired the world over and are particularly popular in Europe and in the Spanish-speaking world.

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1615953418

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9781615953417

Pancho Villa

A Revolutionary Life

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

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Pancho Villa

A Revolutionary Life

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo II

A wild ride and revealing portrait of the controversial Pancho Villa, one of Mexico’s most beloved (or loathed) heroes, that finally establishes the importance of his role in the triumph of the Mexican Revolution, by renowned writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II. The last biography of Pancho Villa was published 25 years ago, and this new edition has been translated into English for the first time. This biography marks a kind of reinvention of the legendary Mexican figure of Pancho Villa. It is a masterful reevaluation and heavily researched account of his life. This book makes a new claim, finally giving Pancho Villa his due as the decisive figure in the success of Mexican Revolution. Here he is less the colorful bandito and more the incorruptible conscience that not only won key battles, but also maintained the revolutionary vision and led the way in terms of class consciousness. Pancho Villa is a rollicking, sometimes hilariously comical, sometimes extremely violent, and always very personal portrait of the controversial Mexican historical figure Pancho Villa. Beloved crime writer Paco Ignacio Taibo II (a.k.a. PIT)—the prolific historian, biographer of Che Guevara and the founder of Mexican “neopolicial” fiction—brings his tremendous storytelling skills to an account of one of the Mexico’s greatest legendary characters. With his vibrant narrative style, Taibo describes the adventures of Pancho Villa with incredible stories, the stuff of history and tragedy, backed up by tremendous research. Throughout, Taibo unveils secrets about the life of one of Mexico's most courageous and charismatic leaders. Includes period photographs that indelibly capture the rocky transition from the wild and agrarian past towards modern statehood.

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994

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Seven Stories Press

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1644212226

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9781644212226

Twists of Fate

By: Paco Roca

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Twists of Fate

By: Paco Roca

Miguel Ruiz is a Spanish veteran exiled in France who was a member of “La Nueve” ("The Nine"), a company of men that went straight from fighting for their homeland in the Spanish Civil War to battles spanning the globe in WWII. Their years-long trek across Europe and Africa was spurred on by their love for their country and their hatred for brutal dictatorships. Roca uses the composite character Ruiz’s “memories” to tell a story that’s an ode to a generation that bravely stood up to, and beat back, violent fascism.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1683961250

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9781683961253

Plays by Paco Bezerra: Cutting-Edge Spanish Theatre

Grooming; Lord Ye Loves Dragons; Lulú; I Die for I Die Not

By: Paco Bezerra

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Plays by Paco Bezerra: Cutting-Edge Spanish Theatre

Grooming; Lord Ye Loves Dragons; Lulú; I Die for I Die Not

By: Paco Bezerra

This vital anthology includes fresh translations of four of Paco Bezerra's plays in one edited collection for the first time in English. Winner of the National Literary Drama Award in 2009 and the Calderon de la Barca Theatre Drama Prize for New Authors in 2007, Paco Bezerra has become one of the most lauded and essential voices in the Spanish theatrical scene. His works have received both critical and audience acclaim, and his plays have been performed throughout Europe, South America and Asia. In the four plays included in this volume, Bezerra addresses critical issues such as child abuse, racism and women's rights. And, in a manner common to all of his works, Bezerra continually explores how marginalization weaves into all aspects of human existence. Together with an edited introduction to Bezerra's work and world, this collection offers a rare insight into contemporary Spanish theatre for performance and study.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1350367583

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9781350367586

What Women Want

The Science of Female Shopping

By: Paco Underhill

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What Women Want

The Science of Female Shopping

By: Paco Underhill

The author of Why We Buy reports on the growing importance of women in everybody's marketplace--what makes a package, product, space, or service "female friendly." He offers a tour of the world's marketplace--with shrewd observations and practical applications to help everybody adapt to the new realities. Underhill examines how a woman's role as homemaker has evolved into homeowner; how the home gym and home office are linked to the women's health movement and home-based businesses; why the refrigerator has trumped the stove as the crucial appliance; why some malls are succeeding while others fail. "The point is," writes Underhill, "while men were busy doing other things, women were becoming a major social, cultural, and economic force." And, as he warns, no business can afford to ignore their power and presence--From publisher description.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416569960

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9781416569961

Wrinkles

By: Paco Roca

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Wrinkles

By: Paco Roca

Retired bank manager Emilio, suffering from Alzheimer’s, is taken to an assisted living home by his son. He befriends his roommate Miguel, an overconfident ladies’ man. Together, they employ clever tricks to keep the doctors from noticing Emilio’s ongoing deterioration ― and keep him from being transferred to the dreaded confinement of the top floor of the facility. ("Better to die than to end up there." Their determination to stay active as individuals and maintain their dignity culminates in an adventurous escape.

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160699932X

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Legacy for our being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

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Legacy for our being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

With this legacy we close our Trilogy to our Being, a book that will help us manage our thoughts, detach ourselves from our toxic patterns and maintain good emotional health to, in this way, interact from unconditional love, attracting more happiness and harmony to our lives. Be aware of our life learnings in order, from acceptance, to be able to become free and, therefore, to be happy. Deprived of kisses and hugs to ours, knowing how important and valuable something is when you lose it, saying “I love you”. Learnings that will remain impregnated in our soul, “the fact” has shown us.

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Editorial Circulo Rojo

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8413850533

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9788413850535

My place in the world

The water of life

By: Paco Moreno

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My place in the world

The water of life

By: Paco Moreno

What leads a young lawyer to change his successful career in Madrid for a life dedicated to others in Ethiopia? For Paco Moreno, author of these moving pages, his future was well established: a graduate in law, he set up his own office and from a very young age enjoyed a privileged economic situation. However, by chance, or perhaps motivated by a need to give something back in exchange for his good fortune, he travelled as a volunteer to Ethiopia and was never the same person again. He observed there that the nomadic tribes of the region do not have enough water and that the girls can not go to school because every day they have to travel a long way along the scorching desert sand to fill their containers. And he saw how those people, babies, children, pregnant mothers and the elderly, died from malnutrition or from diseases that he believed had been totally eradicated. Paco Moreno then insisted on returning more and more frequently, and finally founded an NGO, Amigos de Silva, in Afar, the hottest region in the world. In return, he has found his place in this world. This book, winner of the first edition of the Feel Good Award, is a testimony of what it means to give something back, and it details the reasons why doing so can make us happy.

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Plataforma

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8417622640

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9788417622640

Return to the Same City

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

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Return to the Same City

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

Hector Belascoaran Shayne has danced with the dead. Luke Estrella does the rumba in white patent leather shoes. Together, they make the perfect pair to lead each other into an inferno under an azure Acapulco sky: a hell populated by mariachis and machine guns, incompetent bikini contest judges, and at least one killer who is closer to Hector than he thinks....

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1615953515

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9781615953516

Why We Buy

The Science of Shopping--Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond

By: Paco Underhill

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Why We Buy

The Science of Shopping--Updated and Revised for the Internet, the Global Consumer, and Beyond

By: Paco Underhill

Guide to ever-evolving consumer culture, offering advice on how to keep current customers and attract new ones.

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Simon and Schuster

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1416595244

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9781416595243

Call of the Mall

The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy

By: Paco Underhill

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Call of the Mall

The Geography of Shopping by the Author of Why We Buy

By: Paco Underhill

Profiling malls as intersections of American consumer marketing, the media, and street culture, an examination of malls as reflections of commercial and social culture considers what malls mean to ordinary people.

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0743235924

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9780743235921

No Happy Ending

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

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No Happy Ending

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

The third English language case for Mexico City independent detective Hector Belascoaran Shayne, No Happy Ending, is Paco Ignacio Taibo II at his subversive, darkly comic best. First, Hector discovers the body of a dead actor, dressed like a Roman in full breastplate and regalia, propped up on the toilet in his office. Shortly thereafter, he receives a threatening letter and a snapshot of another murdered corpse. As Hector investigates the killings, he discovers that both share a connection to a dead stuntman named Zorak who apparently perished while training a government-backed paramilitary group. Once again, the one-eyed anarchist detective finds himself up against the very institutions which persecute the downtrodden and oppress the masses. In typical Taibo fashion, Hector appears destined to lose: the ending to this remarkable absurdist tale shows his bullet-ridden body lying face down in the gutter during a rainstorm.

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1615953493

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Around the World in 222 Pages À Volta do Mundo em 222 Páginas

By: Paco da rocha

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Around the World in 222 Pages À Volta do Mundo em 222 Páginas

By: Paco da rocha

Other book titles by Paco da Rocha ? Where I lay my hat is my home (Africa) ? The Asian Pack (Asia) ? Take a way (Europe) ? Columbus what happened (Latin America) ? In the antipodes of my kingdom (Oceania) ? Around the world in 222 pages Above you can see the five books already published. Each has a collection of my stories from the continent in question. The last book is the one you are holding, containing a few excerpts from each of the previous publications. The author would be delighted to get feedback via pacodarocha@gmail. com If you would like to order a copy of any of the above, please feel free to contact him that way too. You can also read the books online. Proceeds from the book sales are intended to eventually go towards a new roof for a former employee and domestic worker, living in Pemba, Cabo Delgado, Mozambique.

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Mário Brito Publicaçoes

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9898929065

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9789898929068

China’s Railway Transformation

History, Culture Changes and Urban Development

By: Junjie Xi,Paco Mejias Villatoro

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China’s Railway Transformation

History, Culture Changes and Urban Development

By: Junjie Xi,Paco Mejias Villatoro

This book investigates China’s railway transformation through history, along with culture changes and urban development. The book begins by looking at the background of China and the history and growth of railway development in China through five key phases, followed by assessing the cultural changes in the railway carriage and exploring how these are linked to social equality and national provisions. The core of this book aims to analyse the Chinese urban transformation through the development of the high-speed rail (HSR) infrastructure in China. Eleven important new HSR stations in mainland China, plus the new Hong Kong West Kowloon Station, have been selected to contextually explore how HSR infrastructures have affected the development of the Chinese urban context. The selected case studies are the stations of Beijing South, Wuhan, Shanghai Hongqiao, Guangzhou South, Xi’an North, Nanjing South, Chengdu East, Tianjin West, Zhengzhou East, Hangzhou East and Hong Kong West Kowloon. All of these were built between 2008 and 2018. In these case studies, the location and the intentions and success of promoting urban development are analysed and assessed. Following this, the book further investigates the peculiarities of the new HSR stations in China in comparison with stations in Europe. An assessment framework is established to evaluate the Chinese case studies comparatively with significant cases in Europe, attending to the urban structure of the area, the architectural quality, the functional diversity and the quality of the public space generated in the surrounding area.

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Taylor & Francis

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0429663943

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9780429663949

Poetry for our being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

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Poetry for our being

By: Paco Gutiérrez

These poems full of love, together form a great poetry, giving form to this healing book; with it you will be able to verify after a slow and reflective reading, that your state of harmony and peace rises, coming to connect with the universal mind. In this loving state of bliss, you are aware of everything, you stop your incessant mental chatter, coming to connect with your true being and with that great quantum field full of possibilities.\r\n\r\n

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Editorial Circulo Rojo

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8413633532

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9788413633534

My Best Grass

Basic and Practical Lawn Care Manual

By: Francisco ?Paco? Mieres

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My Best Grass

Basic and Practical Lawn Care Manual

By: Francisco ?Paco? Mieres

Sure there are no more beautiful thing to see in a house, a building, a mansion, a castle or a sports field that green and pure grass without weeds, and where we can see it from our children playing seniors enjoying a beautiful day or athletes trying to show their qualities and skills" With this simple but true phrase, Francisco the author of this manual defines which is one of the objectives of his work: Cooperate with homeowners and landscapers to improve our environment and make each day more habitable our planet. Also the author Francisco wants to do this objective easier than it frequently is , that is transmitted to all who purchase the Manual: "my best grass", the assurance that from now on will be much simpler to have a beautiful grass Francisco transmits all their knowledge, their studies, his investigations, their experience in working in companies # 1 in the retail industry for many years to all those who think like him: "Caring for our grass, we will have a better environment. This is our power" If we had to summarize in two concepts this work would say: "Simplicity" and "ready to use". Besides this project does not end with this manual of Francisco, the author promises that will continue to transmit experiences through Internet which guarantees to keep in touch Enjoy it

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Palibrio

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1506502431

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9781506502434

The Winter of the Cartoonist

By: Paco Roca

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The Winter of the Cartoonist

By: Paco Roca

A graphic nonfiction story of the five extraordinary cartoonists who decided to rebel in the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War and WWII. In 1957, Editorial Bruguera was one of Spain's largest publishing houses, putting out hugely popular weekly magazines and comics for young and old ― while retaining all rights and creative control of their artists' work. Spanish comics superstar Paco Roca investigates the true story of five cartoonists who, spurred by poor working conditions, arbitrary editorial edicts, and nationwide dictatorial rule, went on a quest for creative freedom. Little did they know that the corporation had begun actively trying to thwart their distribution and publishing efforts, turning their battle into a real-life David and Goliath tale. The Winter of the Cartoonist provides historical context and short profiles of these artists as they serve as everyday heroes for all of those who have chased a dream, no matter how high the obstacles that stand in front of them.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1683963245

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9781683963240

The House

By: Paco Roca

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The House

By: Paco Roca

In Paco Roca’s intensely intimate and international award-winning graphic novel, The House, three adult siblings return to their family’s quaint vacation home a year after their father’s death. They each bring their respective wives, husbands, and children there with the intention to clean up the residence and put it on the market, but as garbage is hauled off and dust is wiped away, decades-old resentments quickly fill the vacant home. Through flashbacks into each sibling’s memories — the fig trees they grew up climbing, the pergola they never got around to build, the final visits to the hospital — Roca gives us a glimpse into domestic moments of joy, guilt, and disappointment while asking what happens to brothers and sisters when the only person holding the family together is now gone. Much like the film The Big Chill, The House is both painful and touching, brilliantly rendered on panoramic pages by Roca, who is known for his empathetic books like the 2017 Eisner Award-nominated Wrinkles. At once deeply personal (dedicated to Roca’s own deceased father) and entirely universal, The House details the struggle to overcome the past, but still hold onto the memories.

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Fantagraphics Books

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168396263X

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9781683962632

Journey

From One Life to Another

By: Paco Rabanne

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Journey

From One Life to Another

By: Paco Rabanne

World-renowned couturier Paco Rabanne presents a personal account of his search for spiritual understanding and tells how he has applied the results of this search to his creative work.

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HarperElement

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1862044732

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9781862044739

Some Clouds

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

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Some Clouds

By: Paco Ignacio Taibo

Mexico City detective Héctor Belascoarán Shayne is summoned home from vacation by his sister, whose childhood friend Anita has been raped and nearly killed by unknown assailants. Héctor discovers that Anita, recently married into the wealthy Costa family, has just seen her husband and his two brothers systematically murdered. Now, if she can stay alive long enough to receive it, Anita stands in line to receive a legacy of some 200 million pesos. During his investigation, Héctor trades stories with a novelist who is writing a crime novel based upon the recent murder of fourteen narcotraficantes and has traced the crime directly back to Judicial Police Commander Saavedra. How can a detective operate in a society in which the social and political institutions designed to protect the people are hopelessly corrupt?

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Sourcebooks, Inc.

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1615953523

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9781615953523

The Resume

Based on a True Story

By: Paco

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The Resume

Based on a True Story

By: Paco

This book is an exciting and life changing expirience and incouraging to the people, in why life is so hard when us the people can make it alot eisier for themeselfs in speaking positive and not negetive in learning there is a spiritual force in action meeting our enemy, ourselves.

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1481733656

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