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Carlos Serván reflects upon his life's trajectory, including becoming blind as a result of a grenade blast as a Peruvian…
police cadet, and his subsequent career as an educator and blind advocate in the United States. Spanish language. 2017
A succinct exploration of a seminal event in the history of the United States: the Civil War, which was fought…
from 1861 to 1865 and which defined the character of the young nation. Violence. Spanish language. 2015
Details the life of Louis Zamperini (1917-2014), an Olympic athlete and World War II bombardier, who survived a plane crash…
and forty-seven days adrift at sea only to become a POW in Japan. Relates Zamperini's later religious awakening under Billy Graham's ministry. Violence. Spanish language. 2011
A chronological and thematic exploration of influential military strategists and warfare, from the battle of Marathon in 490 AD to…
the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Includes profiles of Alexander the Great, Julius Caesar, Frederick the Great, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sim´on Bol´ivar, Mao Tse-tung, and Adolf Hitler. Spanish language. 2002
Spanish historian provides an overview of the "Great War"--the first mechanized military conflict which resulted in the deaths of more…
than nine million soldiers and which produced widespread economic imbalances, social unrest, and increased ideological militancy at the outset of the twentieth century. Violence. Spanish language. 2011
Tratado clásico de dos mil años de edad recopilado por un filósofo guerrero chino que ofrece un análisis de la…
estrategia y la táctica, intercalado con comentarios. Traducido al español a partir de la versión en inglés por Thomas Cleary
Esta breve introducción a la Segunda Guerra Mundial destaca los principales acontecimientos y batallas que tuvieron lugar entre 1939 y…
1945. Incluye apéndices con los principales protagonistas de la guerra así como lugares de interés para visitar alrededor del mundo. Prólogo de Juan Antonio Cebrián. Violencia
Tratado por el general prusiano del siglo diecinueve y renombrado teórico militar Carl von Clausewitz (1780-1831), extraída de su libro…
inacabado Sobre la guerra . Describe la esencia de la táctica y la estrategia
Tratado escrito por un duelista invicto y guerrero samurai de Japón del siglo diecisiete. Musashi expone sobre arte de la…
espada y la estrategia, describiendo la disciplina mental y física necesaria para derrotar a un adversario y hacer frente a múltiples desafíos con éxito
Sánchez, a United States Army lieutenant general and former commander of coalition forces in Iraq, provides a first-hand account of…
the conditions on the ground during the invasion of Iraq, as well as his assessment of America's global war on terror. Some violence and some strong language. Spanish language. 2008
Jaber, a British Lebanese journalist covering the second Persian Gulf War in 2003, relates meeting two orphan girls and other…
wounded children whose experiences compel her to aid young victims of war. Translated from English. Some violence. Spanish language. 2009
La política franco-colombiana Ingrid Betancourt recuerda su encarcelamiento brutal por las FARC desde 2002, cuando fue secuestrada mientras hacía campaña…
para la presidencia, hasta 2008, cuando el ejército engañó a sus captores. Describe su determinación de conservar su dignidad en circunstancias terribles. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de violencia
Relata la historia de Helen Keller, una niña estadounidense que sufrió una enfermedad en su infancia que la dejó ciega…
y sordomuda. Con la ayuda de su maestra, Annie Sullivan, aprendió a leer y escribir y se convirtió en una inspiración para el mundo. Para grados K-3
Colección de ensayos que acentúan las contribuciones significativas de los ciegos a la sociedad. Incluye obras por por Kenneth Jernigan,…
ex presidente de la Federación Nacional de Ciegos; Peggy Pinder, abogado; y Theodore Paul Lubitz, violinista, cantante, y afinador de pianos
A woman born without arms reflects on her struggles, successes, and basic philosophy of life. A memoir of both handicap…
and ability, the book focuses on familial support and optimism in overcoming life's setbacks. Spanish language. 2007
Autobiography of Daniel Tammet, a twenty-six-year-old British savant with Asperger's syndrome and synesthesia, who can perform rapid memorization and mathematical…
calculations and learn an unfamiliar language in days. Describes his mainstream education, impoverished childhood with eight siblings, and adult life as a gay Christian. Spanish language. 2007
Life and times of the French emperor from his birth in 1768 to his death in exile in 1821. The…
author points out that although Napoleon has been characterized by historians as dictatorial and bellicose, he used his military genius to fight for the greatness of France. Spanish language. 2005
Until his retirement in 1991 at age fifty-seven, the army was Schwarzkopf's life. He recounts his years at West Point;…
his two tours of duty in Vietnam; his problems with the Pentagon; and finally, his command of the American, British, and French troops during the Gulf War. Spanish language
Life story of the Apache chief who led his people against Spanish, Mexican, and US troops in the 1860s. Many…
of his offensives were carried out in retribution for attacks on his family and his Chiricahuan people. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004
A short biography of the West Point graduate and Civil War general who participated in the Battles of Antietam and…
Gettysburg. He is perhaps best known for his part in the disastrous Indian War Battle of the Little Big Horn in 1876, where he lost his life. For grades 4-7 and older readers. Spanish language. 2004