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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. 2018Eres vibracion: atrae a tu vida Energia positiva : amor, salud y exito ilimitados
By Robyn Openshaw. 2018
Author explores her theory of the differences between--and the health impacts of--low vibration emotions (fear, anger, inertia) and high vibration…
emotions (love, inner peace, gratitude), providing guidelines to improve our mood, overall health, and quality of life through diet, exercise, and awareness. Spanish language. 2018La bruja verde: guía completa de magia natural con hierbas, flores, aceites esenciales y más
By Arin Murphy-Hiscock. 2019
A practitioner of Wicca explores the healing powers of herbs, flowers, and essential oils and provides instructions on making simple…
potions and elixirs. Also discusses how crystals, gems, stones, and even twigs can help you find balance within. 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
Conversaciones con San Juan
By C. Baxter Kruger. 2017
A theologian from Mississippi, Aidan, miraculously travels back in time to spend three days with Saint John on the island…
of Patmos, where many of his questions are answered--and new conundrums arise. Spanish language. 2016Forester 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. 2005Lo que tu luz dice: Un Viaje Desde la Tecnologia Hacia la Consciencia
By Ana María Oliva, Ana Maria Oliva. 2014
Doctor and professor of biomedicine explores the energies of the human body. Oliva claims that advances in electro-photon imaging technology…
reveal human energy fields, which can be measured and provide important insights about health and psychical well-being. Spanish language. 2015Physicist 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 injuriosoEl enigma sagrado (Booket / Martínez Roca #3143)
By Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh. 2005
Citing cryptic documents discovered by a French priest in 1891, the authors assert that Jesus married Mary Magdalene and fathered…
children whose descendents became European royalty, and that his bloodline continues. Originally published in 1982. Bestseller. Spanish language. 2001Chile, 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. 2011Las profecías mayas (Best seller (Debolsillo (Firm)))
By Maurice Cotterell, Gilbert Cotterell. 2010
An author and a scientist explore the Mesoamerican civilization of the Maya. They analyze Mayan history, cosmology, and astronomy, with…
an emphasis on concepts of time and the predictions that the world will end in 2012. Translated from English. Spanish language. 2009Helen 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 viaje (Libro Kernel #Vol. 5)
By Kenneth Jernigan. 1993
Colección de ensayos que acentúan las contribuciones significativas de los ciegos a la sociedad. Incluye obras por por Kenneth Jernigan,…
ex presidente de la Federación Nacional de Ciegos; Peggy Pinder, abogado; y Theodore Paul Lubitz, violinista, cantante, y afinador de pianosEl 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. 2006