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By Carlos Serván. 2017
Carlos Serván reflects upon his life's trajectory, including becoming blind as a result of a grenade blast as a Peruvian…
police cadet, and his subsequent career as an educator and blind advocate in the United States. Spanish language. 2017Paso a paso: por el Camino de Santiago (Crónica de un peregrino)
By Silverio Pérez, Silverio Perez, Gizelle Borrero. 2014
Notas de América
By Charles Dickens. 2010
En este cuaderno de viaje, el reconocido novelista británico relata su viaje a los Estados Unidos en 1842 y ofrece…
observaciones sobre la sociedad norteamericana. Incluye la visita célebre de Dickens con Laura Bridgman en el Instituto Perkins y Asilo para Ciegos de Massachusetts. Traducido del inglésSan Juan, ciudad soñada: Ciudad Sonada (The Americas series / the University of Wisconsin Press)
By Edgardo Rodríguez Juliá, Edgardo Rodriguez Julia. 2005
El novelista ofrece una reminiscencia y guía descriptiva de San Juan, Puerto Rico. A través de la historia personal, la…
arquitectura, y la cultura popular, evoca la capital de "la isla del encanto." Prólogo de Antonio SkármetaLa historia de mi vida
By Helen Keller. 2009
Helen Keller narra la historia de su infancia y juventud, escrito en 1902 mientras estaba en la universidad de Radcliffe.…
Sordociega a causa de una enfermedad cuando era un bebé, la joven Helen sin embargo aprendio a comunicarse plenamente con el mundo a su alrededor a resultado de su propia perseverancia y la ayuda de su maestra, Anne Sullivan. Traducido del inglésMemorias de mi viaje: Recollections of my trip
By Olga Beatriz Torres. 1994
This collection of letters from a young Mexican girl to her aunt was originally published in 1918 in a Mexican…
newspaper. Young Olga's observations on her family's trip from Mexico City to Texas are revealing and amusing and present an outsider's view of American cities, technology, race relations, and linguistic change. Bilingual book in English and SpanishAbrazar el éxito: la autobiografía de quien transformó la adversidad en un camino de superación constante
By Adriana Macías, Adriana Macias. 2007
A woman born without arms reflects on her struggles, successes, and basic philosophy of life. A memoir of both handicap…
and ability, the book focuses on familial support and optimism in overcoming life's setbacks. Spanish language. 2007Nacido en un día azul
By Daniel Tammet, Miguel Portillo. 2007
Autobiography of Daniel Tammet, a twenty-six-year-old British savant with Asperger's syndrome and synesthesia, who can perform rapid memorization and mathematical…
calculations and learn an unfamiliar language in days. Describes his mainstream education, impoverished childhood with eight siblings, and adult life as a gay Christian. Spanish language. 2007Cómo conseguir su visa: sesenta maneras (legales) de inmigrar a EE.UU (Guías prácticas)
By Debbie M. Schell, Kurt A. Wagner. 2007
Dos abogados de inmigración enseñan las maneras de obtener visas para entrar en Estados Unidos. Describen visas de inmigrante y…
no inmigrante, visas para visitantes, visas de estudiante, visas de trabajo, y visas por vínculos familiares. También presenta información sobre formularios de visas y dónde conseguirlosCuentos para Francisco
By Nelson Perazza. 1991
The Uruguayan author presents a collection of anecdotes and vignettes about life in his native Canelones, a once isolated, picturesque…
village that has grown up over the years to become a suburb of Montevideo. Perazza describes with humor and affection the local color, the cafes, the social clubs, the inhabitants, and the events that have shaped his hometown in the twentieth century. Spanish languageAku-aku: el secreto de la isla de Pascua
By Thor Heyerdahl. 1981
The author describes his 1955 expedition to the Southeast Pacific, where he sought the origins of the enormous stone statues…
of Easter Island, including a discussion of the findings. Spanish languageFantasia Boricua: estampas de mi tierra (Biblioteca popular)
By María Teresa Babín. 1973
Poetic recollections of the author's life in Puerto Rico that express a profound love of her homeland and the desire…
to discover the essential and permanent qualities of the island. The book contains the following essays: Day of My Island; Time Gaps; Stormy Season; From Beach to Canebrake to Beach; The People; The Road and the Mountain; and Dreams of Love and Death. Spanish languageLa gran piramide
By Tomas Doreste. 1978
Examines the mysteries of the Great Pyramid of Egypt, and the efforts to explore the pyramid over the centuries. Presents…
knowledge gained about the pyramid, and theories to explain the purpose of the pyramid. Spanish languageLa ultima noche del "Titanic"
By Walter Lord. 1977
A detailed account of what happened aboard the "Titanic" when it struck an iceberg and began to sink in the…
North Atlantic on April 14, 1912. Based on accounts of the survivors, from first class passengers to steerage and crew. Spanish languageLa Expedicion de la "Kon-Tiki"
By Thor Heyerdahl. 1951
Six hardy young Norwegians make a perilous but successful voyage from Peru to Tahiti on a raft of balsa logs.…
This venture tested the author's theory that the original settlers of Polynesia might have followed the ocean currents from South America. Spanish languageEl mundo perdido de los Mayas: exploraciones y aventuras en Quintana Roo
By Michel Peissel. 1976
Alguien camina sobre tu tumba: mis viajes a cementerios
By Mariana Enriquez. 2021
In this expanded edition, the author describes her visits to 24 cemeteries around the world, including Montparnasse in Paris, Highgate…
in London, and the Jewish Cemetery in Prague, along with some famous graves such as those of Elvis Presley in Memphis and Karl Marx in London. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2021Palmeras de la brisa rápida: un viaje a Yucatán
By Juan Villoro. 1989
The author shares his experiences on a trip through his grandmother's native land--the Yucatan region of Mexico. He encounters heat,…
Mayan ruins, mosquitoes, cenotes, spicy food, storms, and other unique features of this area. Some violence. Spanish language. 1989El hombre que movía las nubes: memorias
By Ingrid Rojas Contreras. 2022
"For Ingrid Rojas Contreras, magic runs in the family. Raised amid the political violence of 1980s and '90s Colombia, in…
a house bustling with her mother's fortune-telling clients, she was a hard child to surprise. Her maternal grandfather, Nono, was a renowned curandero, a community healer gifted with what the family called "the secrets": the power to talk to the dead, tell the future, treat the sick, and move the clouds. And as the first woman to inherit "the secrets," Rojas Contreras' mother was just as powerful. Mami delighted in her ability to appear in two places at once, and she could cast out even the most persistent spirits with nothing more than a glass of water. This legacy had always felt like it belonged to her mother and grandfather, until, while living in the U.S. in her twenties, Rojas Contreras suffered a head injury that left her with amnesia. As she regained partial memory, her family was excited to tell her that this had happened before: Decades ago Mami had taken a fall that left her with amnesia, too. And when she recovered, she had gained access to "the secrets." In 2012, spurred by a shared dream among Mami and her sisters, and her own powerful urge to relearn her family history in the aftermath of her memory loss, Rojas Contreras joins her mother on a journey to Colombia to disinter Nono's remains. With Mami as her unpredictable, stubborn, and often amusing guide, Rojas Contreras traces her lineage back to her Indigenous and Spanish roots, uncovering the violent and rigid colonial narrative that would eventually break her mestizo family into two camps: those who believe "the secrets" are a gift, and those who are convinced they are a curse." -- Amazon.comIluminando: al compás del silencio
By Luis Felipe Passalacqua. 2020
"A book that takes us beyond any paradigm, dogma or charismatic authority, directing us towards an understanding of the pure…
Self. Between stories, inspiring reflections and revelations, we are immersed in a sea of possibilities for our evolution and freedom as people, as Souls. This interesting and unique compilation of ideas, narratives and affirmations takes us down shadowy paths, where we are encouraged to confront the learned and the intuitive, to visit ourselves without being sly. Luis Felipe, anxious to "see" new seeds germinate on the fertile surface of the conscience of all those who are not afraid to evolve, offers us several paths. His firm, palpable push invites us to explore with curiosity an infinite and permanent reality. A provocative invitation to enjoy his astonishing worldview and life perspective." -- Translation provided by NLS