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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. 2017Four: el ADN secreto de Amazon, Apple, Facebook y Google
By Scott Galloway. 2018
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. 2018Talentos ocultos: basada en la historia real Jamás Contada
By Margot Lee Shetterly. 2017
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. 2017Sapiens de animales a dioses: breve historia de la humanidad
By Yuval Noah Harari. 2014
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. 2014Homo Deus: breve historia del mañ̃ana
By Yuval Noah Harari. 2016
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. 2016El arte de la quietud: la aventura de no ir a ninguna parte (Ted books)
By Pico Iyer. 2015
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 estrésCarta encíclica sobre el cambio climático y la desigualdad: Laudato Si' : sobre el cuidado de la casa común
By Papa Francisco, Papa Papa Francisco, Catholic Church. 2015
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. 2005Physicist 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. 2011Steve Jobs: la biografía
By Walter Isaacson. 2011
Biografía del empresario Steve Jobs (1955-2011). Explora su infancia y educación; sus puestos de trabajo de nivel de entrada en…
Silicon Valley, California; su papel como cofundador de Apple computer en el garaje de sus padres en 1976; y su liderazgo en la vanguardia del iPod, iPhone, y el iPad. Analiza las relaciones personales y profesionales de Jobs y su diagnóstico de cáncer en 2003. Lenguage injuriosoLa 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 inglésChile, 2010. Details the struggle of the thirty-three workers who were trapped 700 meters underground after a cave-in at the…
San José mine. Describes the conditions the men faced and the ways they kept their spirits up for sixty-nine days until they were rescued. Spanish language. 2011Helen Keller: una chica valiente
By Francene Sabin, Joanne Mattern, Jean Meyer. 2006
Relata la historia de Helen Keller, una niña estadounidense que sufrió una enfermedad en su infancia que la dejó ciega…
y sordomuda. Con la ayuda de su maestra, Annie Sullivan, aprendió a leer y escribir y se convirtió en una inspiración para el mundo. Para grados K-3El clima está en nuestras manos: historia del calentamiento global (Taurus minor)
By Tim Flannery, Tim F Flannery, Damian Alou. 2008
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. 2006Abrazar 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. 2007Qué sé yo del universo: todo lo que necesitas saber acerca del espacio (Que Se Yo De)
By Kenneth C. Davis. 2006
Con el formato de preguntas y respuestas, el autor presenta una historia de la astronomía y los astrónomos y pone…
de relieve lo que sabemos en la actualidad sobre las maravillas del universo--incluso el sistema solar, las estrellas, la Vía Láctea, otras galaxias, y el más alláGalileo (Grandes biografías Series)
By Sara Martínez Cuadrado, Sara Cuadrado. 2003
Traces the life, achievements, and experiences of the Renaissance scientist and freethinker Galileo (1564-1642). Describes his invention of the telescope,…
his scientific discoveries, and his exercise of intellectual freedom, which eventually led to his arrest by the Inquisition. Spanish language. 2003Isaac Newton: el misántropo genial (Grandes biografías Series #1)
By Alicia Noemí Perris, Alicia Perris Villamor. 2005
Biography of the famous English scientist best known for his theory of gravitation. Pointing out that Newton's work is the…
basis of modern science, the author describes Newton's personal life and times and chronicles Newton's many contributions in the fields of mathematics, physics, optics, and astronomy. Spanish language. 2004Charles Darwin (Grandes biografías Series #1)
By José Luis Martínez Sanz, Ana María González Martín. 2005
Biografía del famoso naturalista británico del siglo XIX. En 1831 Darwin participa en un viaje de exploración científica de cinco…
años a bordo del bergantín Beagle. Como resultado de sus investigaciones, fomenta su famosa teoría de la evolución con la publicación del Origen de las Especies en 1859, la cual todavía produce controversías y divisiones en las comunidades científicas y religiosas de hoy