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La presentadora del popular programa matutino "Despierta América" cuenta su historia de vida. Nacida en el pueblo de Azua en…
la República Dominicana, Lachapel se mudó a los Estados Unidos sola, participando en concursos de belleza y cultivando el amor por el teatro en su ascenso al estrellato televisivo
Television presenter and stylist recounts his improbable transformation from an overweight farmboy in rural Spain into one of the most…
influential voices in Hispanic fashion--working with stars such as Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kim Kardashian. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2018
El chef hispano-estadounidense José Andrés reflexiona sobre sus esfuerzos de socorro en Puerto Rico después del huracán María en 2017.…
Acreditado con la mitigación de una crisis humanitaria, Andrés y su organización benéfica supervisaron la preparación de 100,000 comidas diarias para el pueblo puertorriqueño. Prólogo por Lin-Manuel Miranda y Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Traducido del inglés
New York University professor profiles four leading technology businesses: Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. Examines their business models, reach into…
people's everyday lives, ability to weather setbacks that cause other companies to fail, and upcoming challengers. Discusses lessons to be learned. Spanish language. 2018
A former captive of the Islamic State--and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018--recounts her experiences as her family…
was killed and she was forced, along with many other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Prologue by Amal Clooney. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2017
After being stationed at the remote crossroads of a drug route and a smuggling corridor, the Mexican-American author abandons the…
Border Patrol for civilian life. Then a friend of Cantú travels back to Mexico to visit his dying mother and doesn't return. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2018
Memoir exploring the author s path from being raised in a fundamentalist, paranoiac Mormon family where she was homeschooled to…
eventually working her way to graduate degrees at Cambridge and Harvard. Discusses hardships faced by the family, abuse at the hands of a sibling, and more. Spanish language. 2019
A former Wall Street executive relates the story of her life from her childhood as an undocumented immigrant in San…
Antonio and her steep climb up the ladder of academic and financial success in the United States. Spanish language. 2016
Fernando del Solar had a rising television career and a loving family. But during a medical crisis, he was induced…
into a coma. His mother fought to keep him on life support--and on December 31st he woke up. In this memoir, he reflects on his journey. Spanish language. 2017
Memoir of the musical legend. Born Reginald Dwight in a London suburb, the performer soon found his sound and his…
style. He discusses his career and struggles with drug addiction. Also discusses his work with AIDS charities and his relationship with husband, David. Spanish language. 2019
The daughter of a NASA research scientist and a university professor profiles the African-American women who worked for NASA and…
its predecessor NACA as human computers. Discusses their lives prior to joining NACA/NASA, the challenges they faced due to gender and race discrimination, and their impact on the space program. Basis for the 2016 movie. Spanish language. 2017
A discussion of the development of human culture and history, from the emergence of the first species of the genus…
Homo over two million years ago to the twenty-first century. Examines progress from the standpoints of biology, anthropology, paleontology, and economics. Originally published in Hebrew in 2011. Spanish language. 2014
Forester shares his observations as well as research by others into the networked nature of trees and forests. Discusses communication…
between trees, the life cycle of an organic forest versus one planted, and the interaction of trees with their greater environment. Translated from the original German edition. Spanish language. 2016
El autor relata su visita con los tarahumaras--un pueblo nativo de las Barrancas del Cobre de México--conocidos por su capacidad…
para correr distancias extremas descalzos y sin lesiones. Incorpora la historia y la fisiología de correr así como la forma correcta de correr sin dolor. Traducido del inglés
A collection of true stories and literary reflections spanning three decades, which together form an autobiography in the style of…
a jigsaw puzzle, from the Mexican-American author of La Casa en Mango Street (DB 50975). Translated from English. Strong language. Spanish language. 2016
A collection of essays by Colombian poet and novelist Ospina which explores a diverse variety of topics, including the transformative…
nature of culture, the influence of Gabriel García Márquez, Borges in Geneva, and Simón Bolívar's "Letter from Jamaica" in relation to the destiny of the Americas. Spanish language. 2014
En esta novela, el protagonista Jaime Baylys, periodista peruano y personalidad de televisión incomprendido, reflexiona sobre su tumultuosa relación con…
una amante, Lucía, en anécdotas y a través de su periodismo. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de índole sexual