Latinx Life

2018·3.5 MB·English

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BIOGRAFIA
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VIGNETTES FROM A
PRE-AMERICAN LIFE
by Alberto Ledesma
ALOU: MY BASEBALL JOURNEY /
Through a mix of prose, cartoons, and other
by Felipe Alou with Peter Kerasotis
drawings, Ledesma recounts his immigrant
Though originally studying to become a doctor, experience as part of an undocumented
Alou instead became the first Dominican to Mexican family living in California.
play and become a manager in Major League
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Baseball.
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ESCAPE ARTIST: MEMOIR
OF A VISIONARY ARTIST
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over thirty years, this memoir
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THE FAR AWAY BROTHERS:
CONFESSIONS OF A TWO YOUNG MIGRANTS AND THE
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by Lauren Markham
by Martin Corona with Tony
Raised in El Salvador amidst civil war and gang
Confessions of a Rafael
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United States, followed by his twin brother.
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evidence, ultimately leading to the downfall of
the Tijuana Cartel in 2006.
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Ai) by Myriam Gurba
GETTING In this gritty but humorous
GETTING OFF: ONE
OFF © memoir, Gurba, a lesbian
WOMAN'S JOURNEY
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THROUGH SEX AND
back at her adolescence and
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college years in Southern California.
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Born in Los Angeles to
Mexican parents, Garza recounts how she
overcame the erotic dependencies that nearly NERUDA: THE POET'S CALLING /
destroyed her love life. NERUDA: EL LLAMADO DEL POETA
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by Mark Eisner
The result of fifteen years of research, this
a LATINO LEADERS SPEAK:
book examines how Neruda's poetry reflected
PERSONAL STORIES OF his life, his politics, and the times.
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essays by Latinx American politicians,
businesspeople, journalists, and others.
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After being stationed at the Cuban embassy This story of the author's
in Brussels in the 1960s, this avid Castro % family—Mexican immigrants
supporter becomes disillusioned when he living in California—relates how the bond
returns to Cuba. between brothers ultimately helped them
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RECIPES FROM THE
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EXPRESSIONS/ by Wesley Avila with
EXPRESIONES —
The chef of Guerrilla Tacos, named “Best Taco
Truck” by LA Weekly, shares creations that
combine authentic Mexican flavors with his
own unique variations.
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AT HOME WITH NATALIE: SIMPLE
RECIPES FOR HEALTHY LIVING FROM
MY FAMILY'S KITCHEN TO YOURS [ /
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by Natalie Morales with Ann Volkwein
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Host of Access Hollywood, Natalie Morales
shares over one hundred of her personal HUNTER OF by Eduardo Galeano
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recipes for uncomplicated, nutritious meals,
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sides, and snacks for families on the go.
Uruguayan author includes
EDUARDO GALEAND
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that reflect on history, race, oppression, the
craft of writing, and death.
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Celebrate the popular annual Mexican
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tradition with do-it-yourself projects that
undocumented Mexican
include masks and costumes, facial art,
—. immigrants, presents an
decorations, and recipes.
unflinching sire tet of sex, brutality,
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A TASTE OF LATIN
AMERICA: CULINARY
SANTA MUERTE: THE TRADITIONS AND
HISTORY, RITUALS, AND CLASSIC RECIPES FROM
MAGIC OF OUR LADY OF ARGENTINA, BRAZIL,
THE HOLY DEATH _/ CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA
by Tracey Rollin RICA, CUBA, MEXICO, PERU, PUERTO
RICO, & VENEZUELA (_)
This informative handbook
is for those interested in Saint Death, the by Patricia Cartin
beloved Mexican folk saint considered by Chef Cartin provides a tour of ten countries
many to be the feminine embodiment through distinctive dishes, including sauces,
of death. soups, and desserts, for the beginner,
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SECRETS OF SPINNING,
fae WEAVING, AND TURNIP GREENS & TORTILLAS: A
KNITTING IN THE MEXICAN CHEF SPICES UP THE
PERUVIAN HIGHLANDS SOUTHERN KITCHEN [_/
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by Eddie Hernandez and Susan Puckett
by Nilda Callahaupa Alvarez
Recipes from the chef of Atlanta’s Taqueria
Andean artisans share some of the basic de! Sol build on the commonalities of Mexican
techniques of their ancient textile arts with and Southern American cuisine, resulting
full-color, step-by-step instructions for the in a unique fusion of tastes.
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UNACCOMPANIED
STYLE AND SPICE: OVER by Javier Zamora
200 RECIPES FROM THE Heartfelt poems express the pain, loss,
AMERICAN SOUTHWEST fear, and hope Zamora carried with him
on his journey alone from El Salvador to
the United States at the age of nine.
by Larry Edwards
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This collection covers a wide variety of
specialty dishes with regional flair, including
condiments, salads, meats, sides, breads,
desserts, and cocktails.
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HISTORY & |
CONTEMPORARY
THE CORPORATION: AN EPIC
STORY OF THE CUBAN AMERICAN
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HISTORIA Y TEMAS by T.J. English
Cuban exiles in 1980s Miami ran a syndicate—
CONTEMPORANEOS
known as “The Corporation” by both sides
of the law—that rivaled the most notorious
American crime families.
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12 WRITERS ON
THE UNITED STATES ,
CONTINUITY AND
by Paul Ortiz
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Revisiting American history eee AND ACROSS THE
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reveals that many policies once believed to be
ENCRUCHJADA: DOCE PERSPECTIVAS
noble were in fact detrimental.
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EN LA HABANA Y EN TODO EL PAIS
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BLOODLINES: THE TRUE edited by Leila Guerriero
STORY OF A DRUG
Six locals and six outsiders present twelve
CARTEL, THE FBI, AND essays that explore Cuban culture and history,
THE BATTLE FORA contemplate Cuba's current transformational
HORSE- RACING period, and ponder what lies ahead.
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by Melissa Del Bosque
Seis cubanos y seis extranjeros presentan
A tip indicating that Los Zetas was using doce ensayos que exploran la cultura y la
quarter-horse racing to launder money historia de Cuba, contemplando el periodo
allowed FBI rookie Scott Larson to infiltrate actual de transformacion en Cuba y ponderan
the cartel. lo que se aproxima.
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LATINOS IN THE UNITED STATES
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by Ilan Stavans
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: 4 by Herman Portocarero Presented in question-and-answer format, this
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book explores culture, colonization, politics,
Explore Havana through the
Mei immigration, family, art, and language.
eyes of an ardent admirer as
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Portocarero covers the political, religious,
economic, and social history that continues to
shape the city.
LET'S MOVE ON: BEYOND FEAR &
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FALSE PROPHETS
by Vicente Fox with
HUNTING EL CHAPO: THE INSIDE Sulay Hernandez-Elhussein
STORY OF THE AMERICAN LAWMAN
Former Mexican President Fox gives his
WHO CAPTURED THE WORLD'S
perspective on Trump, comparing him
MOST-WANTED DRUG LORD / to Mexican authoritarians and providing
CAZANDO A EL CHAPO: LA HISTORIA historical anecdotes that repudiate his
CONTADA DESDE ADENTRO POR EL derisive rhetoric.
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QUE CAPTURO AL NARCOTRAFICANTE
MAS BUSCADO DEL MUNDO [/ »)) @
THE MAKING OF A DREAM:
by Andrew Hogan and Douglas Century
HOW A GROUP OF YOUNG
Hogan spent eight years hunting El Chapo,
UNDOCUMENTED IMMIGRANTS
the elusive leader of the Sinaloa Cartel,
HELPED CHANGE WHAT IT MEANS
through infiltrating the kingpin’s inner circle
TO BE AMERICAN (/) »))
and documenting the organization's global
distribution network. by Laura Wides-Mufioz
HV7911.H56 A3 2018X In coming out of the shadows to fight for a
better life, a group of undocumented young
Hogan paso ocho anos casando a El Chapo,
people risked deportation to advocate for
el escurridizo lider del Cartel de Sinaloa,
passage of the DREAM Act.
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global de la organizacion.
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WHEN MONTEZUMA MET CORTES:
THE TRUE STORY OF THE MEETING
THAT CHANGED HISTORY 7 »))
SABERS AND UTOPIAS:
VISIONS OF LATIN by Matthew Restall
AMERICA [)
Contesting the popular narrative of the last
by Mario Vargas Llosa five centuries, Restall presents a new theory of
what really happened between the Aztecs and
Written over five decades,
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and political history of Latin F1230.M6 R47 2018X
America and highlight Nobel Laureate Vargas
Llosa’s lifelong advocacy for freedom.
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FICTION/FICCION
STRANGER: THE CHALLENGE OF A
LATINO IMMIGRANT IN THE TRUMP
ERA/
STRANGER: EL DESAFIO DE UN
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INMIGRANTE LATINO EN LA ERA
DE TRUMP // ») @ by Daniel Pena
by Jorge Ramos Undocumented immigrant Araceli returns to
Mexico to search for her missing sons after
Journalist and Univision anchor Ramos
their crop duster crashes on the Mexican side
explores why he and many other immigrants
of the border.
still feel unwelcome in the United States,
despite immigrating many years ago. FICTION PENA D
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El periodista y reportero de Univision THE BEAUTIFUL DREAM OF LIFE |
Ramos explora el por qué el y muchos otros
by Domingo Zapata
inmigrantes aun se sienten como indeseables
en los Estados Unidos, a pesar de haber A world-famous painter in New York City
inmigrado hace muchos anos. becomes disenchanted with his extravagant
lifestyle and finds solace in an imaginary
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dream woman, Carlotta.
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A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG WOMAN []
by Julian Lopez
An Argentinian man reminisces about
DEATH COMES IN THROUGH
his childhood and the happy times spent
THE KITCHEN [/
with his mother before she became one
of “the disappeared.” by Teresa Dovalpage
FICTION LOPEZ J Havana, 2003: Arriving to marry his fiancée,
an American journalist discovers her dead
body and becomes the authorities’ prime
BUENOS AIRES NOIR a suspect, prompting him to investigate what
really happened.
edited by Ernesto Mallo
MYSTERY DOVALPAG T
The stories in this volume of the Noir
series feature a wide range of characters,
from multimillionaires in Puerto Madero
THE DIARIES OF EMILIO RENZI:
to workers in the “misery cities.”
FORMATIVE YEARS
MYSTERY BUENOS AIRES NOIR
by Ricardo Piglia
In this fictionalized autobiography, Piglia
THE CHANDELIER [_/ becomes his alter-ego Renzi, the Argentinian
detective of his novels, and describes his life
by Clarice Lispector
as a writer in the 1960s.
In this novel by the acclaimed Brazilian author,
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Virginia grows up in an isolated mansion and
becomes overly attached to her brother.
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EVERYONE KNOWS YOU GO HOME
by Natalia Sylvester
DARK ECHOES OF THE The ghost of Isabel's father-in-law visits
PAST her every Day of the Dead, trying to enlist
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her help in redeeming himself for abandoning
by Ramon Diaz Eterovic
crunce the family years ago.
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aeakeme investigates the death of an
ex-political prisoner and is
soon digging into the dark
history of Pinochet's regime.
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FLESH AND BONE
AND WATER /) *))
by Luiza Sauma
A London doctor receives a
IN THE DISTANCE
letter which suddenly opens
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and a romance with his family’s maid.
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The life and death of a
reclusive Chilean author is examined from
HAVANA LIBRE [ three different perspectives: that of her
neighbor, a fan, and her former lover.
by Robert Arellano
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In 1997, a Cuban doctor is recruited as a spy
and sent to Miami to find those responsible La vida y muerte de una solitaria autora
for a series of terrorist bombings. chilena se analiza desde tres perspectivas
distintas: la de su vecino, la de su admiradora
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y la de un ex-amante.
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IN THE MIDST OF WINTER /
by Luis Alberto Urrea
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Dying “Big Angel's” final
by Isabel Allende
birthday party suddenly
becomes a time of bittersweet A fateful fender bender turns Richard and
reminiscence for his whole Lucia into co-conspirators when they attempt
Mexican American family when his mother to ensure the safety of an undocumented
unexpectedly dies days beforehand. immigrant from Guatemala.
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Un golpe del destino convierte a Richard y
a Lucia en cOmplices cuando ellos intentan
THE HOUSE OF garantizar la seguridad de un inmigrante
IMPOSSIBLE BEAUTIES indocumentado de Guatemala.
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BEAUTIES by Joseph Cassara
In 1980s New York City,
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Venus, Juanito, and Daniel
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find a home with “Mother”
Angel in this novel inspired by the first Latinx
house in the drag ballroom scene.
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