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2) Shakira
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As a child, Shakira was obsessed with singing, writing songs, and dancing whenever she could. She recorded her first album at the age of 13 and son became a star, winning many awards and creating hits enjoyed by people everywhere. With her fame, she started a foundation to help children in developing countries across the world. This amazing story of the Latin-American icon features a fact and photo section at the back.
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v, 320 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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"An investigative journalist - drawing on interviews, letters and declassified government documents - provides an up-close account of what a faith that does justice looks like as she explores the full and complex life of Sister Maura Clarke, one of the four American women raped and murdered by the U.S.-trained military of El Salvador in 1980"--NoveList.
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106 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 28 cm
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English
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"Since his death in 1967, Ernesto "Che" Guevara has become a universally known revolutionary icon and political figure whose image is among the most recognizable in the world. This dramatic and extensively researched book breathes new life into his story and struggle. Spain Rodriguez's powerful artwork illuminates Che's life and the experiences that shaped him, from his motorcycle journey through Latin America, his rise to prominence as a leader in...
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431 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Draws on previously unavailable material to present a dual portrait of Fidel Castro and Che Guevara set against a backdrop of Cuba's revolutionary era, describing how their initial association of convenience was to fundamentally shape their political visions.
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vii, 421 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"The graphic novel adaptation of the groundbreaking and definitive biography of Che Guevara. The Argentine revolutionary has become an internationally recognized icon, as revered as he is controversial. In Che: A Revolutionary Life, Jon Lee Anderson and José Hernández present the man behind the myth, creating a complex and human portrait of this passionate idealist. Adapted from Jon Lee Anderson's definitive masterwork, and with renowned Mexican...
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589 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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Español
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"Las mujeres que luchan se encuentran es una invitación a participar activamente en una conversación que está más vigente que nunca: el feminismo. En este libro, Catalina Ruiz-Navarro, una de las voces más destacadas de este movimiento en Latinoamérica, recorre, a partir de un testimonio profundamente honesto y agudo, un camino que aborda el cuerpo, el poder, la violencia, el sexo, la lucha activista y el amor. A su vez, once heroínas, entre...
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xv, 283 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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"Some of the best players in Major League Baseball were born outside the United States, with Latino players representing one of the fastest growing ethnicities in the league. Current and former stars such as Albert Pujols, Rod Carew, and Miguel Cabrera all found incredible success in MLB. They have won major awards, guided their teams to the postseason, played in All-Star games, and an elite few have been enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. [This...
19) Autobiografía
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272 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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"El principe de la salsa nos abre las puertas a lo más íntimo con historias nunca antes contadas en un tono sincero y apasionante que llenarán tu corazón de esperanza."--Page [4] of cover.
Todo en la vida tiene su momento. Benditas sean las experiencias y el aprendizaje que nos hacen recordar y revisar el camino por donde hemos andado. Con la cancion titulada "Autobiografia" decidi contarte un poco de mi historia de inmigrante que, a traves de...
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477 pages : maps ; 24 cm
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English
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"Against the background of a thousand years of vivid history, acclaimed writer Marie Arana tells the timely and timeless stories of three contemporary Latin Americans whose lives represent three driving forces that have shaped the character of the region: exploitation (silver), violence (sword), and religion (stone). Leonor Gonzales lives in a tiny community perched 18,000 feet above sea level in the Andean cordillera of Peru, the highest human habitation...
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