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Author
Series
Colección compactos volume 530
Publisher
Anagrama
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
Español
Description
Gracias a la investigación llevada a cabo por el periodista y reportero Jon Lee Anderson, colaborador del New Yorker, nos acercamos de nuevo a la fascinante figura de Ernesto ±Che» Guevara, tan publicitada como, en parte, desconocida: un luchador revolucionario, estratega militar, filósofo social, economista, médico, y amigo y confidente de Fidel Castro. Una vida revolucionaria que arrastra al lector desde las capitales revolucionarias de La...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"What modern authoritarian leaders have in common (and how they can be stopped). Ours is the age of authoritarian rulers: self-proclaimed saviors of the nation who evade accountability while robbing their people of resources and corroding or destroying democracy. Their mutual-admiration club also draws on models from the past. Vladimir Putin rehabilitates Soviet tyrant Joseph Stalin, Donald Trump praises Libyan despot Muammar Gaddafi, Jair Bolsonaro...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A behind the scenes look at some of the biggest Latin hits of the past fifty years with the stories behind the songs told in detail by the artists, executives, producers, and players who created them.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
Description
Salsa the body slim with Denise Austin's sizzling Latin dance workout designed to torch calories, define waist and sculpt lean, sexy muscle from head to toe. This exhilarating, thirty-minute dance party includes four mini-routines that are easy to follow so that the focus is on the fat-burning fun instead of the fancy footwork.
Publisher
HarperCollinsEspañol
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"Una extraordinaria selección de obras esenciales, en su mayoría inéditas, que celebran la fuerza, el talento y la diversidad de las mujeres latinas, y tienden puentes que nos conectan las unas con las otras. Desde la prosa implacable de sor Juana Inés de la Cruz hasta los poderosos cantos de la chamana María Sabina; desde las luchas revolucionarias de Audre Lorde, Lolita Lebrón y Berta Cáceres hasta el activismo de Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez;...
Publisher
Phaidon Press Limited
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Latin American artists have gained increasing international prominence as the art world awakens to the area's extraordinary art scenes and histories. In an accessible A-Z format, this volume introduces key artworks by 308 artists who together demonstrate the variety and vitality of artwork being made. Focusing on those born, or who have lived, in the 20 Spanish and Portuguese-speaking regions of Latin America, and featuring historic and living artists...
Author
Series
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"Spanning more than two hundred years, An African American and Latinx History of the United States is a revolutionary, politically charged narrative history, arguing that the "Global South" was crucial to the development of America as we know it. Scholar and activist Paul Ortiz challenges the notion of westward progress as exalted by widely taught formulations such as "manifest destiny" and "Jacksonian democracy," and shows how placing African American,...
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Spanning time, styles, and traditions, a dazzling collection of essential works from 140 Latine writers, scholars, and activists from across the world--from warrior poet Audre Lorde to novelist Edwidge Danticat and performer and author Elizabeth Acevedo and artist/poet Cecilia Vicuña--gathered in one magnificent volume."--Amazon.
92) Violeta
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
Español
Description
"Violeta viene al mundo un tormentoso día de 1920, siendo la primera niña de una familia de cinco bulliciosos hermanos. Desde el principio su vida estará marcada por acontecimientos extraordinarios, pues todavía se sienten las ondas expansivas de la Gran Guerra cuando la gripe española llega a las orillas de su país sudamericano natal, casi en el momento exacto de su nacimiento. Gracias a la clarividencia del padre, la familia saldrá indemne...
Author
Series
Charlie Hernandez volume 2
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 18
Language
English
Description
"When Queen Joanna is kidnapped Charlie and Violet set out across South America to find her and discover a conspiracy to raise the dead"--
Author
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Escrito por Leila Cobo, Vicepresidenta de Música Latina en Billboard y la mayor autoridad de la música latina, La fórmula "Despacito" es una mirada profunda al detrás de escenas de la música que hace bailar al mundo entero. Seguramente conoces "Despacito", la canción de Luis Fonsi y Daddy Yankee con un remix de Justin Bieber, que rápidamente se convirtió en la canción más escuchada del mundo y cuyo video fue el primero en conseguir 6 billones...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Explore the vocabulary of identity in this book that helps make sense of the meaning behind cultural labels. Readers will explore the history behind the terms Latinx, Latino, and Hispanic and consider how and why they are used. The Racial Justice in America: Latinx American series explores the issues specific to the Latinx community in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. This series was written by Brenda Mendoza, an author, advocate,...
Author
Publisher
Lil' Libros
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
Español
Description
"Born in 1925 in Havana, Cuba, Celia Cruz has become one of the most popular singers in the world. Her career started at a young age, when she began entering singing contests and winning pastelitos for her efforts! Celia and her husband later moved to New York, where they became friends with other performers such as Tito Puente. As her popularity soared, Celia became known as the "Queen of Salsa." To this day, her magnificent music continues to be...
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