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Dunkerque: la historia que inspiró la película
By Joshua Levine. 2017
An account of the 1940 rescue of over 300,000 Allied troops trapped at the French port of Dunkirk through a…
seaborne evacuation. Includes interviews with veterans and survivors, and is told from the viewpoints of land, sea, and air. Violence. Spanish language. 2017La autora de "La Magia del Orden (DB 88991)" presenta instrucciones paso a paso para su método de organización KonMari,…
incluyendo cómo doblar la ropa, organizar cajones y armarios, artículos de limpieza, fotos digitales, y más. Ella también responde a preguntas frecuentesStranger: el desafío de un inmigrante latino en la era de Trump
By Jorge Ramos. 2018
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 UnidosUna 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 televisivoLa historia de la república
By Chumel Torres. 2017
Desnudo
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. 2018Últimos testigos: los niños de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
By Svetlana Alexievich, Svetlana Alexiévich, Svetlana Aleksievich. 2017
Belarusian investigative journalist and Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexiévich presents first-hand accounts of children during the German invasion of Russia…
in the Second World War. Translated from the Russian. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2013La llamada de la tribu
By Mario Vargas Llosa. 2018
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 RevelAlimentamos 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. 2017Lo que pasó
By Hillary Rodham Clinton. 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. 20182018 La salida
By Andrés Manuel López Obrador. 2017
El político y autor mexicano--conocido comúnmente como AMLO-- postula una serie de medidas que México puede tomar para combatir la…
corrupción y adoptar principios básicos de honestidad para transformar la sociedad. Él explora cómo se vería México en 2024 como resultado. (En 2018, AMLO fue elegido presidente de México.)La 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. 2018Soñadores
By Yuyi Morales. 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. 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. 201721 lecciones para el siglo XXI
By Yuval Noah Harari. 2018
Author of Sapiens (DB 84962) and Homo Deus (DB 84963) presents advice on navigating life in the twenty-first century and…
dealing with the rapid changes technology offers human civilization. Topics include disillusionment, work, community, nationalism, religion, war, secularism, ignorance, science fiction, education, and meditation. Spanish language. 2018