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   Love and knowledge, so far as they were possible, led upward toward the heavens. But always pity brought me back to earth. Echoes of cries of pain reverberate in my heart. Children in famine, victims tortured by oppressors, helpless old people a burden to their sons, and the whole world of loneliness, poverty, and pain make a mockery of what human life should be. I long to alleviate the evil, but i cannot, and I too suffer. —Bertrand Russell


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Soy solo palabras but wish to be a city by Leon De la Rosa illustrated by Gui.ra.ga7 Monolith by Anne McMillen

As part of our commitment to offering great books at reasonable prices, Unlikely Books has combined Soy solo palabras but wish to be a city by León De la Rosa with Monolith by Anne McMillen.

Monolith is Anne McMillen's first full-length collection, detailing everyday horrors of life in Cleveland and San Francisco; failed relationships, awkward sexual encounters, and always the specter of abuse. Soy solo palabras but wish to be a city is a graphic longpoem, beautifully illustrated in comic-book style by Gui.ra.ga7, sharing an adventure in hope for León De la Rosa's city, Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. León and Anne read from their books at the 2010 AWP Conference in Denver, Colorado. It is possible that you can watch them do that.

Grab these two books for just $14!


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