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Hugo y Lorena Torres Maya deben reconocer el cadaver de su hijo Gerardo, fallecido en un accidente de transito. ¿Donde estaba y con quien la noche en que murio?, es la pregunta que atormenta a Hugo. Los ojos de mi padre es una novela que profundiza en la transformacion de las masculinidades en el siglo XXI desde la mirada de un hombre de clase media de cincuenta y nueve anos que crecio con demasiados criterios y expectativas sobre lo que deberia...

"Every day, in a house by the sea, a little boy watches his father leave for a long day's work. One night, a great storm washes a small whale onto the beach. The boy discovers the whale is a good listener. The father discovers the boy is lonely. Together, they return the whale to the sea. And from that day on, the boy learns that the father can be a good listener too"-- Provided by publisher.

Dr. Frasier Crane is a psychiatrist and radio talk show host who shares an apartment with his retired cop father in Seattle. In this season, Frasier's confrontation with an annoying stock market analyst at KACL results in the entire staff having to attend a sexual harassment seminar. Then Frasier's ex-wife Lilith shows up in Seattle with a plan to have another child-- by Frasier! Roz prepares to train her new replacement at the radio station, while...

Four postal detectives, with a mission to deliver previously undeliverable mail, set out to deliver a Christmas letter; while working at the dead letter office, the Postables investigate the story behind two-year-old divorce papers that have been lost in the mail; the Postables help deliver a soldier's letter from Afghanistan to a bullied teenager, while Oliver receives surprising news from his estranged father; postal detectives must decode a letter...

"Ari's dad is a Marine Biologist and has invited Ari, Zeke and Jez to a trip out to sea to track dolphins for his research. Ari and his friends are totally stoked, but there is something lurking deep beneath the water that might derail the entire day. Before they know it, Ari must find a way to save his dad and friends from danger without becoming prey himself!"--Provided by publisher.

Carlos Galindo always dreamed of a better life for his wife and newborn son when he crossed the border into the U.S. But when his wife left him, Carlos's only goal became to make sure his son Luis was given the opportunities he never had. A story that follows father and son as they embark on a physical and spiritual journey where they discover that family is the most important part of the American dream.