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Almost a Womanby Esmerelda SantiagoISBN 037570521X (0-375-70521-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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In her new memoir, the acclaimed author of When I Was Puerto Rican continues the riveting chronicle of her emergence from the barrios of Brooklyn to the theaters of Manhattan.
"Negi," as Santiago's family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macún in 1961 to live in a three-room tenement apartment with seven young siblings, an inquisitive grandmother, and a strict mother who won't allow her to date. At thirteen, Negi yearns for her own bed, privacy, and a life with her father, who remains in Puerto Rico. Translating for Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's prestigious Performing Arts High School in the afternoons, and dancing salsa all night, she yearns to find balance between being American and being Puerto Rican. When Negi defies her mother by going on a series of hilarious dates, she finds that independence brings its own set of challenges.
At once a universally poignant coming-of-age tale and a brave and heartfelt immigrant's story, Almost a Woman is Santiago's triumphant journey into womanhood.
"A universal tale familiar to thousands of immigrants to this country, but made special by Santiago's simplicity and honesty."
--The Miami Herald
"A courageous memoir. . . . One witnesses. . .the blessings, contradictions and restraints of Puerto Rican culture."
--The Washington Post Book World [via] 
America's Dreamby Esmeralda SantiagoISBN 0060928263 (0-06-092826-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'America's Dream'Book summary:America Gonzalez has more than her share of concerns. She is a hotel housekeeper on an island off the Puerto Rican coast with an abusive lover, a drinking mother and a 14-year-old daughter who's run off with her boyfriend. So Gonzalez takes a drastic step by taking a job as a housekeeper with an affluent couple in Westchester, New York. Running away from her problems doesn't really work, though, as new worries arise and old problems rear their ugly heads. The novel is Esmeralda Santiago's second consecutive acclaimed work, following on the heels of When I Was Puerto Rican. [via]
Ballad Of Another Timeby Jose Luis GonzalezISBN 0933031106 (0-933031-10-6)
Softcover, Council Oaks Distribution
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Blake's Therapyby Ariel DorfmanISBN 1583224793 (1-58322-479-3)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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Boricua Literature: A Literary History of the Puerto Rican Diasporaby Lisa Sanchez Gonzalez, Lisa Sanchez-GonzalezISBN 0814731473 (0-8147-3147-3)
Softcover, New York Univ Pr
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Boricuas: Influential Puerto Rican Writings-An Anthologyby Roberto SantiagoISBN 0345395026 (0-345-39502-6)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Burying the Past : Making Peace and Doing Justice after Civil Conflictby Nigel BiggarISBN 0878403949 (0-87840-394-9)
Softcover, Georgetown University Press
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Burying the Past asks these important questions: How do newly democratic nations put to rest the conflicts of the past? Is granting forgiveness a politically viable choice for those in power? Should justice be restorative or retributive? Beginning with a conceptual approach to justice and forgiveness and moving to an examination of reconciliation on the political and on the psychological level, the collection examines the quality of peace as it has been forged in the civil conflicts in Rwanda, South Africa, Chile, Guatemala and Northern Ireland.
There are times in history when "making peace" and "doing justice" seem almost impossible in the face of horrendous events. Those responses are understandably human. But it is in times just like these when humanity can -- and must -- rise to its possibilities and to its higher purposes in order to continue considering itself just and humane.
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Caribbean Slave Society and Economy: A Student Readerby Hilary Beckles, Verene ShepherdISBN 1565840860 (1-56584-086-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Carlito's Way, And: After Hoursby Edwin TorresISBN 1853754900 (1-85375-490-0)
Softcover, Prion
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Carlito's Way, And: After Hours'Book summary:This is the story of the irrepressible Carlo Brigante, Puerto Rican hustler, drug dealer, survivor and great talker. He evokes his doomed world of New York's Spanish Harlem - a streetwise life in the fast lane, with no exit, both brutal and hilarious. At first full of confidence in his ability to ride the tiger of New York's gangland unscathed, his first serious descent in to the world of crime leads to his eventual imprisonment. The sequel After Hours, a longer and darker tale, shows Carlito, older and wiser, trying to get out of his dangerous life of crime. Needing money, he opens an after-hours nightclub while he works on a last move to fund his retirement. But the lawyer who sprang Carlito from prison, turns out to be up to his neck in it with the mafia and wants to call in a favour. And, as Carlito says, "a failure can kill faster than a bullet." This is fast moving American crime writing at its very best that lifts the Iid on Spanish Harlem as no other book does. Edwin Torres was born and raised in the district and as he says "a lot of the friends I grew up with are in jail now. I put some of them there." For Torres is now a criminal court judge in New York City. [via]
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Dagmar Freuchens Cookbook of the Seven Seasby Dagmar FreuchenISBN 0871310163 (0-87131-016-3)
Hardcover, M Evans & Co
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Divided Borders: Essays on Puerto Rican Identityby Juan FloresISBN 1558850465 (1-55885-046-5)
Softcover, Arte Publico Pr
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Drownby Junot DiazISBN 1573226068 (1-57322-606-8)
Softcover, Riverhead Books
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Economic History of Puerto Rico: Institutional Change and Capitalist Developmentby James DietzISBN 0691022488 (0-691-02248-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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El Beisbol: Travels Through the Pan-American Pastimeby John KrichISBN 0871133032 (0-87113-303-2)
Hardcover, Atlantic Monthly Pr
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El Sueno De America / the American Dreamby Esmeralda SantiagoISBN 006092828X (0-06-092828-X)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Sueno De America / the American Dream'Book summary:América Gonzales es empleada de un hotel en una isla en la costa de Puerto Rico, donde limpia los cuartos de extranjeros ricos que miran de reojo. Su madre alcohólica le tiene resentimiento...su novio Correa, quien es casado le pega...y su hija de catorce años piensa que su vida seria mejor en cualquier otro lugar menos donde esté America.Asi que cuando le ofrecen la oportunidad de trabajar como criada y niñera para una familia en el municipio de Weschester, Nueva York, America cree que ha encontrado una puerta de escape. Pero al mismo tiempo en que disfruta del lujo relativo de su nueva vida atreviéndose incluso a querer a otro hombre que no sea Correa, América tiene que luchar contra la constante sensación de que nunca podra escapar su pasado, no importa lo que haga.
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El Tramo Anclaby Ana VegaISBN 0847736490 (0-8477-3649-0)
Softcover, Universidad De Puerto Rico
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Emily Goldberg Learns to Salsaby Micol OstowISBN 1595140816 (1-59514-081-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Entrada: Journeys in Latin American Cuisineby RoannaISBN 1579595170 (1-57959-517-0)
Softcover, Bay Press, Incorporated
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Fire!: The 100 Most Devastating Fires Through the Ages and the Heroes Who Fought Themby Edward C. GoodmanISBN 1579121608 (1-57912-160-8)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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The 100 most infamous fires through the ages leap full-blown from the pages of FIRE!, complete with the ravages caused by the consuming infernos and the courage of the men and women who fought the conflagrations. Lively artwork and photographs on show blazing buildings, tragedy-stricken survivors, charred destruction, and firefighters in the heat of the battle. Fascinating history, along with technical information about the nature, causes and behavior of fires, take readers into the dangerous and complex world of firefighting, to examine the first fire engines and brigades; to understand how and why fires are sometimes set to put out fires; when airdrops are used; how to avoid dangerous backdrafts; and much, much more. The book features fires from the beginning of recorded history and includes the 1666 Great London Fire, the 1858 New York Crystal Palace Fire, the 1902 Atlantic City Fire, the
1906 San Francisco Fire, the World War II Dresden Firestorm, the 1980 MGM Grand Hotel and Casino Fire, the 1991 Oakland/Berkeley Hills Fire and the Los Alamos Wildfires of 2000. [via]
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Guide to Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands: Including the Dominican Republicby Harry PariserISBN 0918373085 (0-918373-08-5)
Softcover, Moon Travel Handbooks
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Historia Economica De Puerto Ricoby James L. DietzISBN 092915701X (0-929157-01-X)
Softcover, Ediciones Huracan
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History of Puerto Rico: A Panorama of Its Peopleby Fernando PicoISBN 1558763716 (1-55876-371-6)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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The House on the Lagoonby Rosario FerreISBN 0452277078 (0-452-27707-8)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Images of Puerto Ricoby Roger LabrucherieISBN 0939302098 (0-939302-09-8)
Hardcover, Tuttle Pub
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Imposing Decency: The Politics of Sexuality and Race in Puerto Rico, 1870-1920by Eileen J. Suarez FindlayISBN 0822323966 (0-8223-2396-6)
Softcover, Duke Univ Pr
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Juntos En LA Cocina/Together in the Kitchen/Spanishby Carmen Valldejuli, Luis ValldejuliISBN 0882896067 (0-88289-606-7)
Hardcover, Pelican Pub Co Inc
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LA Arquitectura De Templos Parroquiales De Puerto Rico/Architecture of Parish Churches in Puerto Ricoby Thomas S. MarvelISBN 0847721183 (0-8477-2118-3)
Hardcover, Universidad De Puerto Rico
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LA Bodega: Sold Dreamsby Miguel PineroISBN 0934770026 (0-934770-02-6)
Softcover, Arte Publico Pr
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LA Buena Vista: Estancia De Frutos Menores Fabrica De Harinas Y Hacienda Cafetaleraby Guillermo A. BaraltISBN 0962208310 (0-9622083-1-0)
Softcover, Conservation Trust of Puerto
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LA Charca: The Pondby Manuel Zeno-GandiaISBN 0943862035 (0-943862-03-5)
Hardcover, Waterfront Pr
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La Formacion Del Pueblo Puertorriquenoby Estela Cifre de LoubrielISBN 0865813892 (0-86581-389-2)
Hardcover, Instituto de Cultura Puertorriquena
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Lonely Planet Puerto Ricoby Ginger Adams OtisISBN 1740597818 (1-74059-781-8)
Softcover, Lonely Planet Publications
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Macho Camacho's Beatby Gregory Rabassa, Luis R. SanchezISBN 1564782581 (1-56478-258-1)
Softcover, Dalkey Archive Pr
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The Meaning of Consueloby Judith Ortiz CoferISBN 0374205094 (0-374-20509-4)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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The Meaning Of Consueloby Not AvailableISBN 0807083879 (0-8070-8387-9)
Softcover, Beacon Pr
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A Nation Of Women: An Early Feminist Speaks Out; Mi Opinion Sobre Las Libertades, Derechos y Deberes de la Mujerby Luisa Capetillo, Felix V. Matos Rodriguez, Alan West-DuranISBN 1558854274 (1-55885-427-4)
Softcover, Arte Publico Pr
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Pay to the Order of Puerto Ricoby Alexander Odishelidze, Arthur Laffer, Larry KudlowISBN 159467289X (1-59467-289-X)
Hardcover, Xulon Pr
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Prisoners of Colonialism: The Struggle for Justice in Puerto Ricoby Ronald FernandezISBN 1567510280 (1-56751-028-0)
Softcover, Common Courage Pr
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Puerto Rican Arrival In New York: Narratives Of The Migration, 1920-1950by Juan FloresISBN 1558763627 (1-55876-362-7)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Puerto Rican Cookeryby Carmen Aboy ValldejullISBN 0882894110 (0-88289-411-0)
Hardcover, Pelican Pub Co Inc
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Puerto Rican Houses in Sociohistorical Perspectiveby Carol F. JoplingISBN 0870497634 (0-87049-763-4)
Softcover, Univ of Tennessee Pr
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Puerto Ricans: A Documentary Historyby Kal WagenheimISBN 1558762914 (1-55876-291-4)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Puerto Ricoby JoAnn MilivojevicISBN 1575051192 (1-57505-119-2)
Hardcover, Lerner Publishing Group
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Puerto Rico 1900 : Turn-of-the-Century Architecture in the Hispanic Caribbean, 1890-1930by Jorge Rigau, Leon KrierISBN 0847814300 (0-8478-1430-0)
Softcover, Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
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Puerto Rico: A Political and Cultural Historyby Arturo Morales CarrionISBN 0393301931 (0-393-30193-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Puerto Rico: An Interpretive History from Precolumbia Times to 1900by Olga Jimenez De Wagenheim, Jimenez De Wagenheim OlgaISBN 1558761225 (1-55876-122-5)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Puerto Rico: Cinco Siglos De Historiaby Francisco A. ScaranoISBN 9586001628 (958-600-162-8)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Puerto Rico Freedom and Power in the Caribbeanby Gordon K. LewisISBN 0853453233 (0-85345-323-3)
Softcover, Monthly Review Pr
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Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country and Other Essaysby Jose Luis Gonzalez, Gerald GuinnessISBN 1558760725 (1-55876-072-5)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Puerto Rico: The Four-Storeyed Country and Other Essays'Book summary:This book is a paperbac González dismantles the myth of a dominant Spanish and racially white national culture in Puerto Rican history. He claims that the national identity is primarily Mestizo with a significant contribution from Africa. González calls the African slaves and Mestizo peasantry the first Puerto Ricans because they were the first inhabitants who had to make the island their home. Having witnessed successful uprisings in neighboring Haiti, the Spanish authorities encouraged white immigrants to settle in Puerto Rico in an attempt to "whiten" the population, then thought to be tilting dangerously to the advantage of the Afro-Antilleans. These immigrants became the small but influential class of landowners and, later, urban professionals. Afro-Antilleans and Mestizos constitute the first "storey," or tier, of the "Puerto Rican house" of the title story, landowners the second, urban professionals the third, and the managerial class the fourth. "González is one of the most eloquent and important of Puerto Rico's contemporary writers. He rightly criticizes the vision of the past by which Spanish governance is gilded, while deep divisions within Puerto Rican society are glossed over. Any serious student of Puerto Rico, whether in literature, history, or the social sciences should be familiar with this essay." -- Sidney Mintz, The Americas "González is one of the most eloquent and important of Puerto Rico's contemporary writers. He rightly criticizes the vision of the past by which Spanish governance is gilded, while deep divisions within Puerto Rican society are glossed over. Any serious student of Puerto Rico, whether in literature, history, or the social sciences should be familiar with this essay." -- Sidney Mintz, The Americas [via]
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Puerto Rico's Fighting 65th U.S. Infantry: From San Juan to Chorwanby W. W. HarrisISBN 0891410562 (0-89141-056-2)
Hardcover, Presidio Press
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Puerto Rico's Revolt for Independence: El Grito De Laresby Olga Jimenez De WagenheimISBN 1558760717 (1-55876-071-7)
Softcover, Markus Wiener Pub
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Puerto Rico, Borinquen Queridaby Roger A. LabrucherieISBN 0939302268 (0-939302-26-8)
Hardcover, Imagenes Pr
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Remedios: Stories of Earth and Iron from the History of Puertorriquenasby Aurora Levins MoralesISBN 0896086445 (0-89608-644-5)
Softcover, South End Pr
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The Rum Diaryby Hunter S. ThompsonISBN 0684856476 (0-684-85647-6)
Softcover, Scribner
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Sea of Lentilsby Antonio Benitez Rojo, James MaranissISBN 0870237543 (0-87023-754-3)
Softcover, Univ of Massachusetts Pr
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Sponsored Identities: Culture, Politics in Puerto Ricoby Arlene M. DavilaISBN 1566395496 (1-56639-549-6)
Softcover, Temple Univ Pr
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Stories from Puerto Rico: Historias De Puerto Ricoby Jann Huizenga, Robert L. Muckley, Adela Martinez-SantiagoISBN 0844204021 (0-8442-0402-1)
Softcover, Ntc Pub Group
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Taino: Pre-Columbian Art and Culture from the Caribbeanby Museo Del Barrio, Fatima Bercht, Dicey Taylor, Estrellita Brodsky, John Alan FarmerISBN 1885254822 (1-885254-82-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Taino Revival: Critical Perspectives on Puerto Rican Identity and Cultural Politicsby Gabriel Haslip-Viera, A. Peter Roberts, Roberto M. Borrero, Arlene M. Davila, George DuanyISBN 1558762590 (1-55876-259-0)
Softcover, Wiener Publishers, Incorporated, Markus
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Terapiaby Ariel DorfmanISBN 1583220712 (1-58322-071-2)
Softcover, Seven Stories Pr
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To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novelby Siena Cherson Siegel, Mark SiegelISBN 1416926879 (1-4169-2687-9)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Tratado De Sociologia.by Eugenio Maria De HostosISBN 0847736067 (0-8477-3606-7)
Hardcover, Universidad De Puerto Rico
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True and False Romancesby Ana Lydia Vega, Andrew HurleyISBN 1852422726 (1-85242-272-6)
Softcover, Serpents Tail
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We Took The Streets: Fighting For Latino Rights With The Young Lordsby Mickey Melendez, Jose TorresISBN 081353559X (0-8135-3559-X)
Softcover, Rutgers Univ Pr
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We Took the Streets : Fighting for Latino Rights with the Young Lordsby Miguel Melendez, Jose Torres, Jack Newfield, Mickey MelendezISBN 0312267010 (0-312-26701-0)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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When I Was Puerto Ricanby Esmeralda SantiagoISBN 0306814528 (0-306-81452-8)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life Historyby Sidney W. MintzISBN 0393007316 (0-393-00731-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life History'Book summary:This is the absorbing story of Don Taso, a Puerto Rican sugar cane worker, and of his family and the village in which he lives. Told largely in his own words, it is a vivid account of the drastic changes taking place in Puerto Rico, as he sees them.
Worker in the Cane is both a profound social document and a moving spiritual testimony. Don Taso portrays his harsh childhood, his courtship and early marriage, his grim struggle to provide for his family. He tells of his radical political beliefs and union activity during the Depression and describes his hardships when he was blacklisted because of his outspoken convictions. Embittered by his continuing poverty and by a serious illness, he undergoes a dramatic cure and becomes converted to a Protestant revivalist sect. In the concluding chapters the author interprets Don Taso's experience in the light of the changing patterns of life in rural Puerto Rico. [via]More editions of Worker in the Cane: A Puerto Rican Life History:
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Alegres Infelicesby Alexis Sebastian MendezISBN 1881720063 (1-881720-06-3)
Hardcover, Publicaciones Puertorriquenas
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Amantes De Diosby Angela Lopez BorreroISBN 0847702588 (0-8477-0258-8)
Softcover, Universidad De Puerto Rico
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LA Casa De LA Lagunaby Rosario FerreISBN 0375700498 (0-375-70049-8)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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Casi Una Mujer / Almost a Womanby Esmeralda Santiago, Nina Torres-VidalISBN 0375705260 (0-375-70526-0)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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Nina Torres-Vidal
In her new memior, the acclaimed author of When I Was Puerto Rican continues the riveting chronicle of her life.
"Negi," as Santiago's family affectionately calls her, leaves rural Macun in 1961 to live in a three-bedroom tenement apartment with seven siblings, and inquisitive grandmother, and a strict mother who won't allow her to date. At thirteen, Negi yearns for her own bed, for privacy, and her father, who remains in Puerto Rico. Translating for Mami at the welfare office in the morning, starring as Cleopatra at New York's Performing Arts High School in the afternoon, and dancing salsa all night, she also seeks to find balance between being an American and Puerto Rican. When Negi defies her mother by going on a series of dates, she finds that independence brings challenges.
At once a universally poignant coming-of-age tale and a heartfelt immigrant's story, Almost a Woman is Santiago's triumphant journey into womanhood. [via]More editions of Casi Una Mujer / Almost a Woman:
Cocina Criolla / Puerto Rican Cookeryby Carmen ValldejuliISBN 0882894293 (0-88289-429-3)
Hardcover, Pelican Pub Co Inc
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El Corazon de Voltaire / The Heart of Voltaireby Luis Lopez NievesISBN 9580490651 (958-04-9065-1)
Softcover, Grupo Editorial Norma USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Corazon de Voltaire / The Heart of Voltaire'Book summary:Una inesperada pregunta en una conversación entre el presidente de Brasil y la embajadora de Francia en ese país hará que se movilicen tanto el Gobierno como la academia francesa. Los restos de Voltaire, uno de los más importantes pensadores del mundo, fueron profanados hace más de un siglo, y lo único que se conserva de él es su corazón, que se encuentra en la Biblioteca Nacional de París. Pero ¿cómo demostrar que ese realmente es el corazón del Filósofo?[via]
Roland de Luziers, profesor de genética de La Sorbonne, será el encargado de resolver el dilema, pero en su camino se encontrará con muchos más obstáculos y sorpresas de los que esperaba. Al ser revelados, sus descubrimientos podrían tocar fibras bastante sensibles y comprometer mucho más que la historia de uno de los grandes hombres de Francia.
Con prosa impactante y dinámica, Luis López Nieves ha escrito la primera novela epistolar por medio de correos electrónicos del siglo XXI, y de este modo presenta detalles de la vida del padre intelectual de la Revolución Francesa, un hombre que marcó su época.More editions of El Corazon de Voltaire / The Heart of Voltaire:
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Cuando Era Puertorriquena / When I Was Puerto Ricanby Esmeralda SantiagoISBN 0679756779 (0-679-75677-9)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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La Formacion Del Pueblo Puertorriquenoby Estela Cifre de LoubrielISBN 084770887X (0-8477-0887-X)
Hardcover, Editorial de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
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El Manuscrito De Miramarby Olga NollaISBN 9681904559 (968-19-0455-9)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Mi Escuelita/ My Little School: Educacion Y Arquitectura En Puerto Rico/ Education And Architecture in Puerto Ricoby Angela Lopez BorreroISBN 0847701204 (0-8477-0120-4)
Softcover, Universidad De Puerto Rico
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Pastoral Americanaby Philip RothISBN 8466300112 (84-663-0011-2)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pastoral Americana'Book summary:Seymour Levov, modelo a seguir por todos los muchachos judíos de New Jersey, gran atleta y mejor hijo, sólido heredero de la fábrica de guantes que su padre levantó desde la nada, ha rebasado la mitad del siglo XX sin conflictos que puedan estropear su dorada Arcadia, una vida placentera que comparte con su mujer Dawn, ex Miss New Jersey, y con su hija Meredith. Y es en este preciso momento,con su vida convertida en un eterno día de Acción de Gracias en el que todo el mundo come lo mismo, se comporta de la misma manera y carece de religión, cuando el Sueco Levov verá derrumabarse estrepitosamente todo lo que le rodea.
Pastoral americana es un relato lúcido que pone en tela de juicio los valores de la sociedad norteamericana y su capacidad de permanencia durante el conflicto final de los felices sesenta, con la intervención estadounidense en la guerra de Vietnam como telón de fondo.
"En la actual literatura norteamericana está Philip Roth y, después, todos los demás."
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Puerto Rico: Cinco Siglos De Historiaby Francisco A. ScaranoISBN 9586000508 (958-600-050-8)
Hardcover, McGraw-Hill
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Se Habla Espanolby Alberto Fuguet, Edmundo Paz-SoldanISBN 1581056761 (1-58105-676-1)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Los Tesoros De La Pintura Puertorriquena: Treasures of Puerto Rican Paintingby Carmen T. Ruiz de Fischler, Mercedes Trelles, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico (San Juan, P.R.)ISBN 0965014509 (0-9650145-0-9)
Hardcover, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico
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La última noche que pasé contigoby Mayra MonteroISBN 8483107252 (84-8310-725-2)
Hardcover, Tusquets Editores
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Un Pais Del Porvenir: El Afan De Modernidad En Puerto Rico (Siglo XIX)by Silvia Alvarez-CurbeloISBN 0965011127 (0-9650111-2-7)
Hardcover, Ediciones Callejon
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La Verdadera Muerte De Juan Ponce De Leonby Luis Lopez NievesISBN 0884951634 (0-88495-163-4)
Hardcover, Editorial Cordillera
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Mensch Und Graphologieby Rudolf KanzigISBN 3453530403 (3-453-53040-3)
Hardcover, Heyne
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