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Author of La vida secreta de los árboles (DB 84982) provides his observations of animal behavior. Examines the emotions perceived…
in mammals, birds, insects, and other creatures. Translated from the original 2016 German-language edition. Spanish language. 2017
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
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
Classic sixteenth-century romantic tragedy about Romeo and Juliet, two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. Romeo's sentence of…
exile and Juliet's impending arranged marriage separate the couple. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but a miscommunication has dire consequences. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2007
Conservationist presents evidence that humans are responsible for climate change through increasing fossil-fuel use and other environmentally unsound activities. Flannery…
points to phenomena such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and frequent extremes of weather, and predicts their future effects on global climate. Spanish language. 2006
In modern-day Madrid, Lucia, a university student, and Manuel, a professor, attempt to unravel the enigma of Queen Juana of…
Castille, who allegedly went mad in 1506. Their own relationship unfolds as they search for the truth about the Spanish monarch. Some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2005
Explains the Chinese art of living in harmony with the earth. Describes activating the energies of the chi to improve…
one's environment and gain success and happiness in life. Discusses the application of feng shui in ordering personal lives and structuring living spaces. Spanish language. 2000
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim…
along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Spanish language. 2007
Presentan diez comedias de dramaturgos famosos de España del siglo diecisiete. Incluyen La Numancia de Cervantes, Fuenteovejuna de Lope de…
Vega, El Burlador de Sevilla de Molina, Las Mocedades del Cid de Castro y La Vida Es Sueño de Calderón de la Barca. Presentan las comedias en español con introducción y notas biogrficas y bibliogrficas en inglés
Eliza Sommers follows her fiancé to California in 1849 where he has gone in search of gold. Her experiences in…
a harsh land gripped by gold fever transform her into an exceptional woman. She is befriended by a Chinese doctor who teaches her about the human condition. Spanish language
Fifteenth-century Spanish dialogue novel in which Celestina, an old procuress, acts as a go-between in the tragic love story of…
Calisto, a noble-born youth, and Melibea, a beautiful Jewish girl. Spanish language
The British naturalist undertook an eight-month-long expedition to Argentina to search out rare animal species. He describes with humor and…
insight the curious animals and interesting people he encountered along the way. Spanish language
Essays on issues in evolution theory. Includes such controversial topics as the size of women's brains, the Piltdown Man hoax,…
the theory of mongolism, and a defense of marsupial equality with placental mammals. Spanish language
Introduction to the life sciences. Discusses what life is, biological development, the fight against disease and aging, sexuality, animal and…
human behavior, and man against the environmental crisis. For adult and young adult readers. Spanish language
While exploring the woods one night, a Wisconsin farm boy, his dog, and a friend capture a baby raccoon. The…
author retells the true story of their friendship and comic adventures. Spanish language
Harvard astronomer presents controversial theory regarding possible evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Describes the 2017 discovery of…
an object flying through our inner solar system, but not conforming to any traits of known interstellar and interplanetary objects such as comets or asteroids. Spanish language. 2021
Ecologist presents trees as part of the cycle of life and their participation in the social communication network of forests.…
Topics include tree evolution, perception of other trees, announcing warnings and providing defense, and the concept of Mother Trees. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2021