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Biography of the Puerto Rican-born Mexican singer and performer. Considered to be the most successful Latin American musical artist in…
history, Luis Miguel emerged from a complicated childhood--his mother was an Italian actress who disappeared mysteriously, his father a singer and demanding manager--and quickly rose to stardom. Spanish language. 2018
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
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
El popular cantautor latinoamericano reflexiona sobre su herencia musical, su carrera, y la trayectoria de su vida. Nacido en Nicaragua…
de una reconocida familia de músicos, Luis Enrique recuerda su vida como inmigrante en América, sus primeros éxitos musicales, y su ascenso a la cima de las listas de la música en español
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 periodista y cronista de viajes Pico Iyer explora los beneficios de la desconexión, de apreciar dónde estas, y de…
ser tranquilo. Analizando las vidas de personalidades tan disímiles como Gandhi, Proust, y Leonard Cohen, Iyer revela cómo la quietud puede despertar la creatividad y aliviar el estrés
In his role as the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis offers his views on climate change, human stewardship…
of the environment, and social responsibility, including the need to curb the destructive tendencies of consumerism. Spanish language. 2005
The popular Venezuelan singer and actor recounts influential episodes in his life. Rodríguez reflects on his childhood of poverty in…
Caracas, his precipitous rise to international stardom in the 1970s and 1980s, his loves, his spirituality, and the trajectory of his alter ego, "El Puma." Spanish language. 2014
Janney Marín "Chiquis" Rivera, cantante y celebridad de televisión que saltó a la fama a través de su madre, Jenni…
Rivera (1969-2012), revela el abuso que sufrió a manos de su padre y las dificultades que ha enfrentado en su vida personal como resultado. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de violencia y de índole sexual
Physicist discusses research by more than three hundred scientists that is leading to breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, computers, nanotechnology, space…
travel, medicine, energy, and more. Predicts the impact these advances will have on day-to-day life during the next century. Spanish language. 2011
Actress and singer Lopez (born 1969) reflects on a two-year span of her life that included the upheaval of a…
world tour and divorce from her husband, Marc Anthony. Recognizes the need to love yourself. Spanish language. 2014
A los ochenta y dos años de edad, la actriz hispana recipiente de los premios Oscar, Tony, Emmy, y Grammy…
reflexiona sobre su vida. Describe trasladarse a Nueva York con su madre puertorriqueña y el comienzo de su carrera. Moreno analiza sus dos grandes amores--Marlon Brando y su marido-- y la maternidad. Traducido del inglés. Lenguaje injurioso y algunas descripciones de índole sexual
Autobiografía póstuma de la cantante mexico-estadounidense Jenni Rivera (1969-2012). Revela su lucha contra la violencia doméstica así como su éxito…
como cantante, actriz, productora de televisión, y empresaria. Violencia, lenguaje injurioso, y descripciones de índole sexual
El famoso productor, compositor, ganador de múltiples premios Grammy, empresario, y esposo de Gloria Estefan explora los secretos de su…
éxito. Estefan presenta un análisis de su vida como un refugiado motivado en los Estados Unidos para proporcionar una sistema de objetivos personales y sugerencias para lograr la prosperidad. Prefacio de Quincy Jones
Biografía del empresario Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Explora su infancia y educación; sus puestos de trabajo de nivel de entrada en…
Silicon Valley, California; su papel como cofundador de Apple computer en el garaje de sus padres en 1976; y su liderazgo en la vanguardia del iPod, iPhone, y el iPad. Analiza las relaciones personales y profesionales de Jobs y su diagnóstico de cáncer en 2003. Lenguage injurioso
Cantante popular y ganador de varios premios Grammy reflexiona sobre su vida. Desde su éxito inicial en la banda juvenil…
Menudo, a su carrera como actor, y el estrellato como solista, Martin explora su trayectoria, incluyendo sus raíces en Puerto Rico, su espiritualidad, su orientación sexual, su trabajo de caridad, y su alegría de ser padre
Chile, 2010. Details the struggle of the thirty-three workers who were trapped 700 meters underground after a cave-in at the…
San José mine. Describes the conditions the men faced and the ways they kept their spirits up for sixty-nine days until they were rescued. Spanish language. 2011