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The anecdote often dwells on the legendary figure of Homer, a supposed blind minstrel who went from town to town singing his great epic narratives. "The Iliad," a narrative from the era of Troy, originated from the abduction of the world's most beautiful woman, Helen, by Paris. "The Odyssey," the description of the adventures of the wise Ulysses or Odysseus on his return to Ithaca, his homeland, after the end of the Trojan War, his adventures along...
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The Night Buffalo Guillermo Arriaga is an award-winning, internationally acclaimed writer already familiar to fans of his films, the Academy Award-nominated 21 Grams and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, which won a Palme d'Or for Best Screenplay at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival. The Night Buffalo is set in Mexico City, revolving around the mysterious suicide of Gregorio, a charismatic but troubled young man who was betrayed by the two people...
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Tears, Drops and Special Effects Mystery and romance abound in this tale by Mal Huacuja del Toro of her native Mexico. When a female journalist visits the city in an attempt to escape her heartbreaking past, she finds herself surrounded by corruption. La Lagrima, La Gota y el artificio El misterio y el romance abundan en este relato de Mal Huacuja del Toro sobre su Mxico natal. Cuando una periodista visita la ciudad en un intento de escapar de su...
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The Queen of Rumba: Forever Celia In this book, the author explores-with a journalist's sensibility-Celia Cruz's career, which spans eight decades. Juan Moreno-Velzquez presents Celia from her beginning, to her surge in popularity, and through her final days. Everything the reader wants to know about Celia Cruz can be found here. This title is destined to become a classic in the history of traditional Afro-Caribbean music.
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Winner of a 2008 Pulitzer Prize for The Brief and Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, Dominican-born Junot Daz began his literary career with this collection of short stories evoking the immigrant experience of an adolescent. The author's unflinching but often poetic prose draws us into the teenage narrator's world, a mix of humor, desolation and tenderness found in a life of poverty and uncertainty.
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There is No Ill That Lasts 100 Years... Nor Woman Who Resists It Rosaura Rodrguez, using simple language, describes the lives of today's Latin American women. Her sarcasm adds humor to a reading which recounts women's memories from childhood to adulthood. Rodrguez's message will inspire all women to remember their greatness.
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La princesa del guisante (The Princess and the Pea) El papalote de Pablo (Riley Flies a Kite) -Blackaby, Susan John Henry (John Henry) La gallinita roja (The Little Red Hen) Pollita Pequeita (Chicken Little) -Jones, Christianne C. El pastorcito mentiroso (The Boy Who Cried Wolf) -Blair, Eric La zorra y las uvas (The Fox and the Grapes) -White, Mark Max va a la biblioteca (Max Goes to the Library) Max va a la escuela (Max Goes to School)...
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Living With Diabetes This practical and easy-to-follow guide will help patients who are living with diabetes as well as their families and friends. Diabetes patients will learn how to keep a positive attitude and how to have a good quality of life while still controlling metabolism and blood sugar. This work has been recognized as valuable by many health professionals.
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FonoLibro, the leader in Spanish-language audiobooks, celebrates 400 years of the most important and universal work of our language, "The Adventures of the Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha," more commonly known by the abbreviated name "Don Quixote." Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, its author, narrates in this great novel the fabulous adventures of a "knight errant" and his squire, the good-natured and roguish "Sancho Panza," as they travel...
11) El ritmo del éxito - Cómo un inmigrante se forjó su propio sueño americano (The rhythm of success)
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Rhythm of Success Coming to the United States as a Cuban refugee, Emilio Estefan went on to become a 19-time Grammy Award-winning producer and songwriter, as well as CEO and founder of Estefan Enterprises, with investments in real estate, entertainment, hotels and restaurants. The embodiment of the American dream, Emilio succeeded on his own terms. Here he shares the basics needed for readers to establish their own plans for success.
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The Hot Latin Diet Not just another diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny, the senior health correspondent for FOX News and a leading OB-GYN, introduces the 7 Latin power foods and reveals how incorporating these satisfying cuisines into a diet can help every woman unleash her inner bombshell body.
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This New York Times bestseller is now available as a Spanish-language audio book.Set in South Carolina in 1964, THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES is the history of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped by her confused memory of her mother's death when Lily was just a small child. This is a notable novel about female power--divine and human--and a story that women will share and pass from mother to daughter for generations. Ambientada en Carolina del Sur...
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La huerta de manzanas/ The Apple Orchard Text and photographs introduce a visit to the apple orchard, with a description of how apples are harvested. La granja/ The Farm A visit to the farm, with descriptions of some farm buildings and animals, including chickens, sheep and pigs. La estacion de bomberos/ The Fire Station Text and photographs introduce a visit to the fire station that includes descriptions of some of the fire engines and ladders....
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Thousands of women of all cultural and economic levels, are victims of mistreat from their pair. Mistreat can be physical or emotional. Both are equally dangerous and potentially mortal because they hook to the victims in "A triangle of pain" constituted by emotional abuse, stress and depression. The victims are the last ones in recognizing that they need help to understand the situation who are living, to accept the mortal danger that face and initiate...
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One of "The Best Memoirs of a Generation" (Oprah's Book Club): a young woman's journey from the mango groves and barrios of Puerto Rico to Brooklyn, and eventually on to Harvard In a childhood full of tropical beauty and domestic strife, poverty and tenderness, Esmeralda Santiago learned the proper way to eat a guava, the sound of tree frogs, the taste of morcilla, and the formula for ushering a dead baby's soul to heaven. But when her mother, Mami,...
17) La traduccion
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Pablo de Santis is a prolific Argentinian author of novels for adults and children. His novel La traducciOn was a finalist for the prestigious Premio Planeta Award. In this work, de Santis creates an atmosphere of political intrigue where passion for language haunts the intriguing characters.
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Enjoy these classic Scholastic Audio titles in Spanish! How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight: Follow along as eleven different dinosuar children and their prehistoric parents give a big kiss, turn out the light, tuck in their tails, and whisper "good night." Filled with wonderful detail, humor, and priceless expressions. Clifford the Big Red Dog: This is how it all began - in 1963, Norman Bridwell published his very first Clifford book, and kids have...
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Award-winning author Jose MarIa Merino pens the majestic tale of 15-year-old Miguel, the son of a conquistador. Miguel must embark on a dangerous search for a temple of gold in the uncharted territories of Mexico. Merino gives the reader a historical insight into the world of the Spanish conquistadors, and explores the conflicts between the Native Americans and the Spanish.
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