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1) Uruguay
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Meaning River of the Colorful Birds, Uruguay is a small country in South America that is covered by crisscrossing rivers and lush hills. Home to approximately 3.5 million people, the country is often regarded as the most stable and prosperous country in Central and South America. Uruguay produces 95 percent of its electricity from renewable energy and is known as one of the most socially progressive nations in the world. Allow your readers to learn...
2) Uruguay
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English
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Presents a history of a small South American country, discussing its people, everyday and cultural life, and problems.
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Español
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"En el Uruguay de 1977, el gobierno militar oprime a los disidentes con una fuerza brutal. En este ambiente opresivo donde los derechos personales están suspendidos, la homosexualidad es una transgresión peligrosa que debe ser castigada. Aun así, Romina, Flaca, Anita "La Venus", Paz, y Malena--cinco cantoras--se encuentran milagrosamente en Cabo Polonio, un lugar aislado que reclaman como su santuario secreto. Y este despertar se contrapone...
4) The shooters
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Remaining in Argentina to tie up loose ends pertaining to the UN oil-for-food scandal, Delta Force officer Charley Castillo learns about the disappearance of a key DEA agent who has become a casualty of diplomatic complacency and the international drug trade.
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2016.
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Español
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El 12 de octubre de 1972, un avión de la Fuerza Aérea Uruguaya llevar a los miembros de la" Old Christians equipo de rugby "- y muchos de sus amigos y familiares - estrellado en las montañas de los Andes que tuvo que sobrevivir ofrece un agarre y recogimiento desgarradora. de la experiencia desgarradora punto-de-muerte que impulsó sobreviviente Roberto Canessa para convertirse en uno de los principales cardiólogos pediátricos del mundo....
6) Uruguay
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English
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Presents information on the geography, history, economy, and people of Uruguay. Includes a chronology, recipes, project ideas, and more.
8) Luis Suarez
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[2013]
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English
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Describes the life and career of the controversial Uruguayan soccer star known for his success at scoring goals and his sometimes undisciplined behavior, who has played in the World Cup for his native country and in the Netherlands and England.
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Omar Razaghi is a graduate student determined to write the authorized biography of the late Latin American author Jules Gund. But when his request is denied by the author's family, Omar must leave behind his life in Kansas appeal to them in person--at their crumbling estate in Ocho Rios, Uruguay. There Omar meets Gund's wife, his mistress, and his brother, all living in close quarters, and his relationship with each of them develops all kinds of unforeseen...
12) Uruguay
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2017.
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English
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"Developed by literacy experts for students in grades three through seven, this book introduces young readers to the geography and culture of Uruguay"--
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[2018]
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English
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"Santiago, a political prisoner in Uruguay, was jailed after a brutal military coup that saw many of his comrades flee elsewhere. Santiago, feeling trapped, can do nothing but write letters to his family, and try to stay sane. Far away, his nine-year-old daughter Beatrice wonders at the marvels of 1970s Buenos Aires, but her grandpa and mother--Santiago's beautiful, careworn wife, Graciela--struggle to adjust to a life in exile"--
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[2016]
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First Atria Books hardcover edition.
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English
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This is a gripping and heartrending recollection of the harrowing brink-of-death experience that propelled survivor Roberto Canessa to become one of the world's leading pediatric cardiologists. Canessa played a key role in safeguarding his fellow survivors, eventually trekking with a companion across the hostile mountain range for help. This fine line between life and death became the catalyst for the rest of his life. This uplifting tale of hope...
20) Crocodile tears
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©2021.
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PB.
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English
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"The story is set in Uruguay, it starts in a Montevideo prison where Diego waits for his lawyer, the slick Dr Antinucci, always raybanned, chain-smoking, never frisked by the prison guards. Diego, betrayed by his partner in crime, was arrested for kidnapping a businessman. But charges will not be pressed. The businessman and his wife have described Diego as duped by his partner, certainly no master criminal, so he will be let out. But Antonucci has...
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