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Discover the rich diversity of non-religious thought today in this inspiring collection of interviews with over thirty different humanists in the public eye, including Stephen Fry, Sandi Toksvig and Alice Roberts.
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En «Espacios afectivos», Laura Quintana se enfrenta a estas y a otras preguntas en un diálogo fecundo con Damián Pachón, quien con agudeza lee entre líneas las obras anteriores de la autora para ensayar una síntesis de su pensamiento.
We know, more intimately than anything else, what it's like to undergo a rich world of experiences: agonizing pains, dizzying pleasures, heady rage and existential doubts.
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Discover the wisdom of Mahatma Gandhi alongside the wit of Groucho Marx in a collection of great and memorable quotations from across the centuries: an entertaining compendium of themed quotes from the most notable minds, orators, celebrities, writers and politicians that ever lived.
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