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El periodista latino analiza sus experiencias y las de otros inmigrantes en los Estados Unidos a principios del siglo veintiuno,…
particularmente desde la elección de Donald Trump. Examina por qué él y muchos otros se sienten como extraños a pesar de décadas de vivir en Estados Unidos
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
2016 Democratic party presidential candidate reflects on experiences during the campaign, her conclusions regarding the outcome of the election, and…
the ways she coped with the decision. Discusses the challenges of being a woman in politics, balancing idealism with realism, ways supporters can move forward, and more. Spanish language. 2018
Author and illustrator, a Caldecott Honor and Pura Belpré Award recipient, reflects on her own immigration journey from Mexico to…
America. Her feelings of isolation disappear after she discovers the wonders of a public library. Spanish language. 2018
La filántropa y copresidenta de la Fundación Bill y Melinda Gates habla sobre su descubrimiento del vínculo entre el empoderamiento…
femenino y la salud social. Proporciona formas simples de efectuar cambios y hacer una diferencia, incluyendo los problemas relacionados con la planificación familiar, el trabajo doméstico, y los prejuicios de género
El juicio del hombre más buscado por la policía estadounidense: Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán. Un repaso de sus actividades en…
el narcotráfico, sus venganzas, y los nexos con políticos y delincuentes en Mexico. Violencia y lenguaje injurioso
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
Hijo de un egipcio involucrado en la violencia política, Ebrahim reflexiona sobre su niñez y postula que el terrorismo no…
es una conclusión inevitable para personas entrenadas para odiar. Él explora maneras de aprovechar la empatía inherente y abrazar la tolerancia en lugar del odio. Basado en una charla "TED" popular. Violencia
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
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist explores the 2008 murder of thirty-year-old Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero in Patchogue, New York. Killed by a…
group of teenagers, Lucero became a symbol of a broken immigration system, intolerance, and bigotry focused on foreigners in the United States. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2014
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
Autobiografía de Solomon Northup, un afroamericano nacido libre en Nueva York en el siglo diecinueve. Detalla su secuestro en 1841…
y el tiempo que pasó como un esclavo en las plantaciones del sur de los Estados Unidos hasta su rescate en 1853. La base de la película de 2013; traducido del inglés. Lenguaje injurioso y descripciones de violencia
Professor of geography examines the disparate formations of human societies around the world in terms of wealth and power. Diamond…
argues that accidents of geography and environment, rather than racial differences, favored some civilizations over others for developing agriculture, social institutions, and technologies. Spanish language. 2013
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
Moisés Naím, award-winning columnist and former Foreign Policy editor, explores the changing nature of power and illuminates the struggle between…
once-dominant megaplayers and the new micropowers challenging them in every field of human endeavor. Spanish language. 2013
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
Puerto Rican psychiatrist provides a brief exploration of the political history of Puerto Rico. González posits that the island has…
suffered under years of colonization and that the solution for its people rests in either sovereignty or statehood with representation in Congress. Spanish language. 2014
Este libro que acompaña a la serie documental de PBS recorre la historia, la cultura, y el legado de los…
latino americanos en los Estados Unidos. Explora la influencia de la minoría más grande--con más de cincuenta millones de personas--en el tejido económico y social de nuestro país