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Whether they're flirting en espanol, gossiping over mojitos, or dancing with their latest papi chulos, the characters in Friday Night Chicas prove that there is nothing quite like a night out with your chicas. Set in New York City, Miami's South Beach, downtown Chicago, and L.A., these four flirty novellas explore dating, marriage, friendship, and sex, through the eyes of four different Latina women.
Mary Castillo's Friday Night in L.A.: Isela isn't...
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Friday Night Dinner volume 3
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The boys bring Grandma home for dinner but Grandma gets her hair stuck in the window of Jonny's car. When they eventually arrive, Mom shows the family the new curtains. An argument follows about whether the new curtains are actually yellow rather than cream. Meanwhile, Dad drops Mom's beef casserole all over the kitchen floor.
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Friday Night Dinner volume 4
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When Mom finds out that Dad didn't throw away his old boxes of science magazines in their clear-out, she goes mad. So Dad builds a bonfire and promises he'll burn them all. But secretly Dad is only pretending to burn them in the bonfire, instead squirrelling the boxes off to his shed in the garden.
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Friday Night Dinner volume 5
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It's Adam's birthday. As he arrives home, a silver Mercedes almost runs him over. Inside, is Sheila Bloom who is famously obsessed with her Mercedes, and after some catty remarks about Adam's car, she speeds off. This leads Dad to make a surprising confession before he tries to cook dinner for the first time ever.
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Friday Night Dinner volume 1
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Mom and Dad are having a clear-out, and Dad's been ordered to throw away all his old magazines. Dad has forgotten that he asked a man off eBay to come and pick up their old sofabed, and when the man turns up, Mom is livid that her meal is ruined. But this is nothing compared to the problem of getting the sofabed down the stairs.
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“Fridays of Rage” provides a glimpse into how Al Jazeera strategically cast its journalists as martyrs in the struggle for Arab freedom while promoting itself as the mouthpiece and advocate of the Arab public.
In addition to heralding a new era of Arab democracy, Al Jazeera has become a major influence over Arab perceptions of American involvement in the Arab World, the Arab-Israeli conflict, the rise of global Islamic fundamentalism, and the...
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Friday Night Dinner volume 6
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Adam comes home to find the house looking immaculate, with classical music playing in the living room, Mom's posh bowls on the dinner table, Dad in a smart suit, and most mysteriously - five sets of knives and forks laid out. Something major is up. What is Mum up to?
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Friday Night Dinner volume 2
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When Adam and Jonny come home to find Dad secretly peering into his underpants with a magnifying glass, they're desperate to find out what he's looking at. Meanwhile, Adam's first ever jingle is going to be on the radio. Mom is so proud. Unfortunately, none of the radios work in the house.
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She sews runway masterpieces … but who will mend her damaged heart?Tragic loss has made Melinda Myers invisible. She hides as a nondescript waitress at an average diner during the day. But each night, she sews runway masterpieces that she wears only once before putting them into a box forever.Peter Surati, an aspiring photographer, can't help but notice beautiful, sad Melinda. He makes it his mission to help her find her smile again. But his meddling...
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How To Turn A Fling Into A Committed Relationship-A Guide to Successful FlingsPeople who hook up with ladies and men either as 'no strings attached, pals with benefits, or even intercourse with their exes out there might be happy to find that their casual relationships can turn into something more - but there is always a big challenge which is openness to making a robust commitment which one cannot factor out of people that are not open to a serious...
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Schwarzwald, 637 n. Chr.: Die junge Heilerin Frida lebt gemeinsam mit ihrem Stamm inmitten der Natur. Heilige Bäume und Naturgötter bestimmen ihr Leben. Doch als Mönche in den Wald kommen, läuft Fridas Zuhause Gefahr, durch eine Welt voller Vergeltung und Schuld zerstört zu werden. Denn die Heiden sollen zu Gott finden - koste es, was es wolle. Als immer mehr Alamannen den neuen Glauben annehmen, gerät Fridas Welt ins Wanken und sie begibt sich...
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El papel de las mujeres en el sector cultural mexicano sigue siendo, en gran parte, terreno desconocido, a pesar de un creciente corpus de investigación. Las mujeres más célebres del siglo XX, como Frida Kahlo, Tina Modotti, Nahui Ollin o Nellie Campobello, no caben fácilmente en las historias escritas desde perspectivas masculinas y, por cada una de ellas, existen otras cuya producción artística y literaria, en muchos casos atrevida e iconoclasta...
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"...achieves the difficult feat of capturing the multiple layers of Abba...with a deftness unusual in a rock biography." –Sunday Times
As generations of new fans discover ABBA's timeless music, Frida, Agnetha, Benny and Björn remain rather shadowy, secretive figures. Their marriages, personal break-ups and superficial biographical details are well known…but who exactly are ABBA?
How did Norwegian orphan Anni-Frid become a real-life princess?...
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Es un drama musical sobre el asesinato del revolucionario ruso León Trotsky en México en agosto de 1940 y su relación con los artistas e intelectuales mexicanos de los años treinta, particularmente con los pintores Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo y David Alfaro Siqueiros. A partir de este suceso, el libreto aborda los nexos entre política, arte y delito que tuvieron lugar durante la primera mitad del siglo XX, cuando numerosos artistas tomaron las...
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The inspiring stories of 5 people who changed history. Contents: • Leonardo da Vinci who painted the Mona Lisa • Christopher Wren who rebuilt London • Antoni Gaudí who built the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona • Pablo Picasso, the famous Spanish painter • Frida Kahlo, the famous Mexican female artist BRITISH ENGLISH • Word count: 10,172 • Headword count: 941 • PLUS: visit www.collinselt.com/readers for videos, teacher resources and self-study...
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Your Legacy Begins: First Words to Empower is an uplifting board book adapted from author Schele Williamsand illustratorTonya Engel's award-winning picture book Your Legacy: A Bold Reclaiming of Our Enslaved History that celebrates African American children's heritage and the legacy of their ancestors.
Take a deep breath, close your eyes, and receive your ancestors.
They are a part of YOU.
Now reimagined for a younger audience, this board...
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Papercutz
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[2024]
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Ronnie Anne once again has her hands full with Ronnie Anne once again has her hands full with her huge extended family plus all her friends in Great Lakes City. And: Ronnie Anne and Sid are struggling with their class project! Can T©Ưa Frida help them build their artistic vision? Or are things about to get wild? Plus: Lori drives out for a fantastic new job opportunity! But feathers may get ruffled when this internship goes sideways¿́Œ--Provided...