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Una reina como tú (Atria Espanol)
By Francisca Lachapel. 2018
La presentadora del popular programa matutino "Despierta América" cuenta su historia de vida. Nacida en el pueblo de Azua en…
la República Dominicana, Lachapel se mudó a los Estados Unidos sola, participando en concursos de belleza y cultivando el amor por el teatro en su ascenso al estrellato televisivoIn her 2008 commencement speech at Harvard University, author J. K. Rowling Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (DB 50988)…
explores the issues of failure and imagination. Rowling posits that failing can be a good thing and that those without imagination are incapable of empathy. Spanish language. 2018El cerebro afirmativo del niño: Ayuda a tu hijo a ser más resiliente, autónomo y creativo
By Daniel J. Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson. 2018
A clinical professor of psychiatry and a pediatrician/psychotherapist present skills and activities to bring children of all ages into what…
they consider a beneficial, affirmative mental state. They provide examples to help parents navigate away from negative emotions to help expand their children's capacity for positivity. Spanish language. 2018Desnudo
By Jomari Goyso. 2018
Television presenter and stylist recounts his improbable transformation from an overweight farmboy in rural Spain into one of the most…
influential voices in Hispanic fashion--working with stars such as Penelope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kim Kardashian. Strong language and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2018El amor: así de simple, así de complicado
By Ramón Torres, Ramon Torres. 2018
Alimentamos una isla: una historia verdadera sobre la reconstrucción de Puerto Rico
By Richard Wolffe, José Andrés. 2018
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 inglésTu momento estelar: tú también puedes vivir ese instante mágico en que cambiará tu destino y la vida te responderá cuál es tu por qué
By Luz María Doria, Luz Maria Doria. 2018
Yo seré la última: historia de mi cautiverio y mi lucha contra el Estado Islámico
By Amal Clooney, Nadia Murad. 2017
A former captive of the Islamic State--and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018--recounts her experiences as her family…
was killed and she was forced, along with many other Yazidi girls, into the ISIS slave trade. Prologue by Amal Clooney. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2017La línea se convierte en río: una crónica de la frontera
By Francisco Cantú. 2018
After being stationed at the remote crossroads of a drug route and a smuggling corridor, the Mexican-American author abandons the…
Border Patrol for civilian life. Then a friend of Cantú travels back to Mexico to visit his dying mother and doesn't return. Violence and strong language. Spanish language. 2018La mujer de mis sueños
By Luz María Doria, Luz Maria Doria. 2016
Una educación (Narrativa (Editorial Lumen))
By Tara Westover. 2018
Memoir exploring the author s path from being raised in a fundamentalist, paranoiac Mormon family where she was homeschooled to…
eventually working her way to graduate degrees at Cambridge and Harvard. Discusses hardships faced by the family, abuse at the hands of a sibling, and more. Spanish language. 2019A former Wall Street executive relates the story of her life from her childhood as an undocumented immigrant in San…
Antonio and her steep climb up the ladder of academic and financial success in the United States. Spanish language. 2016Arriba los corazones!: la muerte como reafirmación de la vida
By Fernando Del Solar. 2018
Fernando del Solar had a rising television career and a loving family. But during a medical crisis, he was induced…
into a coma. His mother fought to keep him on life support--and on December 31st he woke up. In this memoir, he reflects on his journey. Spanish language. 2017La voz de tu alma (La Voz de Tu Alma Ser.)
By Lain García Calvo. 2016
El orador motivacional (y ex atleta) conocido como Lain describe su propio viaje de realización. Lain postula lo que é́l…
considera los secretos encontrados dentro de la espiritualidad, la metafísica y la física cuántica que pueden transformar y mejorar la vida de las personasGuía de hábitos inteligentes: 36 pequeños cambios de vida que su cerebro agradecerá
By I. C. Robledo, M. C. Londoño. 2015
Bestselling author posits that intelligent people are not born that way but acquire habits that help develop and maintain their…
brain in top shape. He offers thirty-six techniques to improve intelligence, including tips to build memory and increase receptivity to learning. Spanish language. 2015Yo
By Elton John. 2019
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. 2019Nudos mentales: cómo superar nuestras propias barreras
By Bernardo Stamateas. 2016
Argentine psychologist and clinical sexologist posits that many of our daily thoughts are actually mental knots--ideas and beliefs that bring…
us pain, suffering, limitation, and anguish--and offers methods to transform them. Spanish language. 2015Nacidos para correr: una tribu oculta, superatletas y la carrera más grande que el mundo nunca ha visto
By Christopher McDougall. 2011
El autor relata su visita con los tarahumaras--un pueblo nativo de las Barrancas del Cobre de México--conocidos por su capacidad…
para correr distancias extremas descalzos y sin lesiones. Incorpora la historia y la fisiología de correr así como la forma correcta de correr sin dolor. Traducido del inglésUna casa propia: historias de mi vida
By Sandra Cisneros. 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. 2016Los exfumadores somos invencibles
By Josep Ma Ramón Torrell, Josep Ma Ramon Torrell. 2016
Medical doctor and professor of public health from Barcelona describes the benefit of abandoning "tabaquismo"--the culture of tobacco use and…
abuse. Describes how nicotine negatively affects the human brain and how abandoning smoking results not only in better health, but in positive mental states and happiness. Spanish language. 2016