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El autor peruano--ganador del Premio Nobel de Literatura-- presenta una autobiografía intelectual que explora las influencias seminales en su pensamiento.…
Incluye a Adam Smith, José Ortega y Gasset, Karl Popper, Raymond Aron, Isaiah Berlin, y Jean-François Revel
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 collection of personal and critical texts by the Spanish novelist. Includes "La biblioteca invasora," "Mi libro favorito," and "De…
no haber nacido." Edited by Margaret Jull Costa and Alexis Grohmann. Spanish language. 2018
A history of the main events that have occurred since Spain's origins and up through the end of the Transition,…
with a subjective view. Originally written over the course of more than four years in the "Patente de corso" column for XL Semanal. 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
La popular autora de libros para niños recuerda su infancia en Cuba. Contiene tres libros: "Allá donde florecen los framboyanes"…
(1994), "Bajo las palmas reales" (1998), y "Días en la Quinta Simoni" (2015). Para grados 5-8 y lectores mayores
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
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
An anthology of sixty-three contemporary short stories from across Latin America. Includes contributions from Ignacio Padilla, Jorge Volpi, Pedro Ángel…
Palou, Cristina Civale, Daína Chaviano, and Daniel Sada. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2001
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
A collection of classic short stories from world literature that explores the theme of the solitude of women. Includes selections…
from Katherine Mansfield, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheever, Nuria Barrios, and Carlos Fuentes. With a prologue by Marcela Serrano. Spanish language. 2002
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
Anthology of stories by authors born and raised in the United States, together with those that have immigrated to this…
country. Includes "Naranjas" by Ángela McEwan-Alvarado, "Un poco de todo" by Rolando Hinojosa, and "La tejedora de palabras" by Rima de Vallbona. With questions and composition themes for students. Spanish language. 1993
El autor ganador del Premio Nobel explora la banalización del arte y la literatura en nuestra sociedad. Vargas Llosa postula…
que, en el pasado, la cultura era una especie de conciencia que impedía dar la espalda a la realidad; ahora, actúa como mecanismo de distracción y entretenimiento
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
Colección de los escritos de la monja y poetisa Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz (1651-1695), cuya obra se considera…
el comienzo de la literatura mexicana. Incluye sonetos, redondillas, romances, junto con la carta autobiográfica "Respuesta a Sor Filotea"
An anthology of contemporary short stories from across the Spanish-speaking world. Includes works from Edmundo Paz Soldán, Karla Suárez, Eduardo…
Antonio Parra, and Alejandra Costamagna. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2012
En su último libro publicado antes de su muerte en 2012, el autor mexicano premiado ofrece una historia de la…
novela en las Américas. Al explorar las obras de autores como Machado de Assis, Rómulo Gallegos, Jorge Luis Borges, así como sus contemporáneos Mario Vargas Llosa y Gabriel García Márquez, y otros escritores del post-boom, Fuentes propone una reflexión sobre la historia del arte literario de la región