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LATINLOi BIOGRAPHY The Next Big Story: My Journey Through the Land of Possibilities Cuban Star: How One by Soledad O’Brien Negro-League Owner Changed with Rose Marie Arce the Face of Baseball The renowned CNN correspondent, by Adrian Burgos, Jr. a child of Cuban and Australian Overcoming tough times in Cuba parents, shares her experiences and Harlem, Alex Pompez became and provides a unique perspective a transformative figure in professional on today’s global events. baseball, guiding the careers of many PN4874.0355A3 2010 Latino ballplayers. Sonia Sotomayor: GV865.P66B87 2011 The True American Dream * Fallin’ Up: My Story by Antonia Felix + by Taboo with Steve Dennis The rise of Sotomayor, the daughter Jaime Gomez, aka Taboo, a member of Puerto Rican immigrants, from of the Black Eyed Peas, tells his story humble beginnings in the South Bronx of overcoming the odds and living to Supreme Court Justice is the the life of his dreams. quintessential American success story. ML420.1122A3 2011x KF8/745.S67F45 2010 + Learning to Die in Miami: The Sugar King of Havana: Confessions of a Refugee Boy The Rise and Fall of Julio Lobo, by Carlos M. N. Eire Cuba’s Last Tycoon In his follow-up to Waiting for Snow in by John Paul Rathbone Havana, the parentless immigrant boy Known for hobnobbing with Hollywood experiences loss, struggle, and a stars and dangerous gangland triumph of spirit growing up in America. connections, Lobo lived the high life E184.C97E36 2010 in Cuba until Castro seized power. - HD9114.C89L637 2010 + Me by Ricky Martin Thoughts Without Cigarettes: Ricky Martin.shares the joys and A Memoir challenges of his life and career, and by Oscar Hijuelos tells how coming to terms with his The award-winning author spins sexuality has made his life complete. a poignant narrative about his life ML420.M3323A3 2010 and family growing up in Cuba and then later in New York City. P$3558:1376246 2a * appropriate for Teens name \Vclit-le)(> ilal ee)e y-lalicial Unfinished Revolution: The Havana Habit Daniel Ortega and Nicaragua’s by Gustavo Pérez Firmat Struggle for Liberation Vintage posters, old Hollywood by Kenneth Earl Morris movies, and / Love Lucy represent The return to power of the complex and an ongoing romantic perception of controversial Ortega reveals the diverse Cuba in American culture that bears nature of Latin America’s politics. little resemblance to reality. F1528.22.078M67 2010 E169.12.P483 2010 Havana Revisited: EXPRESSIONS An Architectural Heritage by Cathryn Griffith + Authentic Cuban Cuisine This engrossing overview juxtaposes by Martha Abreu Cortina vintage postcard images with their Classic Cuban cookery, a unique blend current-day photographic equivalents of Spanish, African, and Caribbean to reveal an ever-changing yet flavors, is shown in color photographs with straightforward instructions in Re eee aC yt NA804.H3G75 2010 Spanish and English. TX716.C8C67 2011 Latin Grilling: Recipes to Share, From Patagonian Asado to + Eva’s Kitchen: Cooking with Love Yucatecan Barbecue and More for Family & Friends by Lourdes Castro by Eva Longoria, with Marah Stets Ninety authentic recipes written for The TV star seasons her recipes the novice cook explore the diverse with family stories and traditions cuisines of the many countries that drawn from her Tex-Mex roots, and also includes special dishes from Se naie j é TX840.B3C45 2011 her international travels. TAP 14.P3745 2011 Madre: Perilous Journeys with + The FSG Book of Twentieth- a Spanish Noun Century Latin American Poetry: py ices ian | | The intricate meanings and dimensions An Anthology of the word “madre” are the focus of edited by llan Stavans | edema i | this fascinating linguistic excursion Famous and lesser-known poets . . . ; through the world of Mexican Spanish. from 13 countries contribute to this Ld PC42017.B35 2011 ambitious anthology presented in both Spanish and English. PQ7087.E5F78 2011 LATINO LIFE 2011 » BOOKS ABOUT THE HISPANIC My Sweet Mexico: Recipes HISTORY & for Authentic Breads, Pastries, CONTEMPORARY Candies, Beverages, and ISSUES Frozen Treats by Fany Gerson + 33 Men: Inside the Miraculous Recipes by the celebrated pastry Survival and Dramatic Rescue chef cover a universe of confections of the Chilean Miners from her native land in this generously by Jonathan Franklin illustrated collection. After a mine collapse, 33 men waited VALI G.G30623 2010 69 days in a 540 square-foot chamber + Puerto Rico Remembered: while workers dug through solid rock Photographs from the Collection to rescue them. of Tom Lehman / Recuerdos de INGUA Fie ee Puerto Rico: Fotografias de la Black in Latin America Coleccion de Tom Lehman by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. by Fernando Pico The history of the African presence Beautiful color photographs of life in in Brazil, Cuba, the Dominican the 1940s and 50s provide an Republic, Haiti, Mexico, and Peru important visual history of a simpler is examined in this companion to time, before tourism and modernization the PBS documentary. overtook the island. F1419.N4 G38 2011 PieGe.d.Fos 20 1s Brazil on the Rise: The Story Truly Mexican of a Country Transformed by Roberto Santibanez with J.J. Goode by Larry Rohter and Shelley Wiseman Rohter documents how the The Mexican-born Le Cordon Bleu- economically depressed dictatorship trained chef focuses on sauces, evolved into a democracy with from salsas to adobos to guacamoles, the world’s eighth largest economy. in 140 recipes delivered in a user- F2538.3.R64 2010 friendly style. TX716.M4S268 2011 | XPERIENCE - Booklist for Adults + The Buena Salud Guide + The Last Narco: Inside the Hunt for for a Healthy Heart EI Chapo, the World’s Most-Wanted RC672.D45 2011 Drug Lord + The Buena Salud Guide by Malcolm Beith to Diabetes and Your Life Newsweek journalist Beith chronicles RC660.4.D45 2011 the search for the old-school drug lord by Jane L. Delgado and Forbes Magazine-listed billionaire, These guides add Latino-specific and the history of the drug trade information to current knowledge in Mexico. about keeping your heart healthy HV5805.C49B45 2010 and diabetes prevention and control. Manana Forever? Down and Delirious in Mexico City: Mexico and the Mexicans The Aztec Metropolis in by Jorge G. Castaneda the Twenty-First Century Castaneda explores the origins and by Daniel Hernandez consequences of Mexicans’ ambivalent Hernandez immersed himself in relationship with foreigners, their youth culture in Mexico City to explore aversion to modernization, and the his roots. These essays reveal a thriving future of a country of many paradoxes. and varied underground scene. Fizi0.475 7011 F1386.2.H47 2011 Red Heat: Conspiracy, Murder, The Greatest Game Ever Pitched: and the Cold War in the Caribbean Juan Marichal, Warren Spahn, and by Alex Von Tunzelmann the Pitching Duel of the Century The United States felt it could control by Jim Kaplan Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and On July 2, 1963, the Braves met Haiti during the Cold War. Their leaders, the Giants, led by Spahn and Marichal, Castro, Trujillo, and Duvalier, did respectively. For 16 innings, they not agree. sparred. A single run ended the game. F2183.V66 2011 GV865.A1K354 2011 Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction, and Folklore by Benjamin Radford Explores the myth, legend, and conspiracy surrounding the chupacabra, a vampire-like livestock killer menacing Latin America. QL89.2.C57R34 2011 BOSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Latino Life is a list of recent books Adios, Happy Homeland concerning the Latino by Ana Menendez experiencaned ,i s Cubans long to emigrate via train, parachute, or boat in these 27 published as part of interlinked stories, some featuring the Boston Public Elian Gonzalez. Library’s observance The Book of Want of Hispanic Heritage by Daniel A. Olivas Fifty-something Julieta’s dealing with Month each year. an empty nest, her husband Manny has discovered he fathered a child with Compiled by an ex, and sister Conchita is in love Boston Public Library staff: with her levitating neighbor. Denise de Boer Conquistadora: A Novel + Reader & Information Services, by Esmeralda Santiago Central Library in Copley Square Determined Ana perseveres through Paul Edwards hurricanes, cholera, and slave revolts Grove Hall Branch Library in her struggle to maintain a sugar plantation in mid-1800s Puerto Rico. Francie Francis South Boston Branch Library Cuba: My Revolution by Inverna Lockpez Amy Manson This graphic novel follows Sonya Chairperson, Connolly Branch Library as she transforms from an idealist Cordelia Sullivan revolutionary to a dissident artist who Lower Mills Branch Library makes an agonizing decision. Destiny and Desire: A Novel Thomas M. Menino “O, n> Xe by Carlos Fuentes Mayor, City of Boston EeHS,Sy SR |S A severed head washes ashore near Acapulco. Josue Nadal, whose head Amy E. Ryan it once was, recounts how he came to President, Boston Public Library lose It. if-(e{=) elele) exe)g ay4ele)-jc0)a|](0 ei]l0e)] ¢e-)18 y BPLBoston 700 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02116 CECT AW AWA ©)© )F e) ge) Dogfight, a Love Story: A Novel Miss Scarlet’s School of Patternless by Matt Burgess Sewing: A Crafty Chica Novel Alfredo, a drug dealer in Queens, has by Kathy Cano-Murillo a lot to answer for when Taria, his scarlet sees her dream of being brother and former partner-in-crime, gets a fashion designer within reach and, out of prison. to raise tuition money, creates her own class, attracting a surprising Every Bitter Thing mix of students. by Leighton Gage Investigating the brutal murder of Needle in a Haystack a foreign minister’s gay son, Chief by Ernesto Mallo Inspector Silva races to find a serial killer Buenos Aires, 1979: While investigating targeting passengers of a recent two Junta murders, Superintendent airline flight. Lascano is surprised to find a third body at the scene, that of a The Lady Matador’s Hotel: A Novel Holocaust survivor. by Cristina Garcia At a luxury hotel in a Central American The Ringer: A Novel city, the lives of six individuals converge, by Jenny Shank resulting in unexpected and After a police officer mistakenly kills an explosive conflict. Innocent Mexican-American man, their families’ lives intersect again when their Listen to the Dead: sons meet on the baseball diamond. A Cape Islands Mystery by Randall S. Peffer Say Her Name When a woman's remains are by Francisco Goldman uncovered, Detective Yemanja Colon This fictionalized account tells of and harbormaster Corby Church the author's real-life tragedy, the investigate. Was she the victim of accidental death of his young wife, the New Bedford serial killer? and its aftermath. The Secret History of Costaguana by Juan Gabriel Vasquez A Colombian writer claims Joseph Conrad stole the idea for his book Nostromo from him. Now it’s his turn to tell what really happened. * F1@) @)g e)© )gi -1¢- me) am [=\-) 81>) + available in Spanish + The Shadow of What We Were Vida by Luis Sepulveda by Patricia Engel Three former Chilean revolutionaries Nine linked stories about Sabina, meet up after 40 years to complete a Colombian-American, as she grows one final mission and reminisce about up, has relationships, and tries to make their exploits. sense of her world. * Sisters, Strangers, and Starting What You See in the Dark: A Novel Over: A Quinceanera Club Novel by Manuel Munoz by Belinda Acosta Alfred Hitchcock arrives in Bakersfield, While planning a quinceanera for California, to film Psycho just as the her orphaned niece, Beatriz learns town is dealing with the murder of the disturbing truth behind her Mexican singer Teresa Garza. estranged sister's death. When Tito Loved Clara: A Novel Stay with Me: A Novel by Jon Michaud by Sandra Rodriguez Barron Fifteen years later, Tito is still living in Five toddlers were found alone on Washington Heights and in love with a boat off the coast of Puerto Rico Clara, his high school sweetheart, after a hurricane. The mystery of who even though she married Thomas and they are haunts them into adulthood. moved to the suburbs. Take the Lead A Young Man’s Guide by Johnny Diaz to Late Capitalism When his father needs help managing by Peter Mountford his Parkinson’s disease, Gabriel finds While managing hedge funds amidst himself falling for Adam, his father’s political intrigue in Bolivia, Gabriel physical therapy dance class instructor. begins a relationship with President Evo Morales’ press secretary, Lenka. The Three Kings by Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez It’s Christmastime, and recently divorced Christy gets set up to date the Reyes cousins, who just happen to be named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthazar.