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Four: 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. 2017Lecciones de la manada: historias de los perros que cambiaron mi vida
By Cesar Millan. 2017
Dog trainer and author of Cesar's Way (DB 62405) talks about the dogs that have made the biggest impact on…
his life. Includes Daisy, the dog that helped him get his first job, and Daddy, the pit bull featured on his TV show Dog Whisperer. 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. 2016A guide to juices and juicing by Univision nutrition and exercise expert Claudia Molina. Molina shares her favorite juice recipes,…
the nutrition habits she has followed since her teens, and the exercises that she practices frequently to promote health, wellness, and natural beauty. Spanish langage. 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. 2011Salvando vidas: cambia tus hábitos, cambia tu vida
By José Fernandez, José Fernández. 2013
Viviendo
By Adamari Lopez, Adamari López. 2013
La actriz puertorriqueña quien alcanzó la fama como estrella en telenovelas narra su batalla con el cáncer de mama. López…
refleja como su vida anterior se derrumbó tras su diagnóstico y cómo perseveró a través de su amor a su madre y su hijaLa guía de buena salud sobre la artritis y tu vida (Buena Salud Guides)
By Jane L. Delgado. 2012
La presidenta de la Alianza Nacional para la Salud de los Hispanos presenta información y consejos para el tratamiento de…
la artritis . Cubre las variedades de esta enfermedad inflamatoria, los cambios de estilo de vida útiles, y una programa de diez puntos para promover la salud. Incluye una lista de recursos. Con una introducción por el Dr. John H. KlippelSaber comer: 64 reglas básicas para aprender a comer bien
By Michael Pollan. 2013
Journalist offers a set of rules for making healthy food choices that draws from a variety of ethnic and cultural…
traditions. Discusses the link between diet and health and suggests that people renounce or modify the Western diet of highly processed foods and meat. Spanish language. 2012Steve 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 injuriosoChile, 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. 2011Gabby: una historia de valor y esperanza
By Jeffrey Zaslow, Mark Kelly, Gabrielle Giffords, Gabrielle D Giffords. 2012
Arizona congresswoman Giffords and her husband, astronaut Kelly, describe their lives before and after the near-fatal shooting of Giffords in…
January 2011. They discuss their anguish over the other victims, Kelly's support during Giffords's recovery, and Giffords's determination to return to work. Some violence and some strong language. Some violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2011Hypertensión arterial: una guía para mujeres y hombres latinos con hipertensión
By Rodrigo Munoz, Hilton M. Hudson, James W. Reed, Ana I. Quintero del Rio. 2008
A doctor specializing in hypertension and a cardiothoracic surgeon provide advice for maintaining healthy blood pressure. Written for Latinos, this…
guide explains the causes, risk factors, and impact of hypertension and provides medication options, diet tips, and tools for reducing stress, including spirituality and prayer. Spanish language. 2008El 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. 2006Qué 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 allá