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El
Corazón Helado
(The
Frozen Heart)
Almudena Grandes
This
is the story of two families, with memories from the Civil War to
Transition. Almudena Grandes gives us her most ambitious novel. Through
a fascinating novel, Grandes draws an outline of the recent history of
Spain and of the conflict of new generations with their memories.
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Mira
si yo te querré
(How
Do I Love Thee)
Luis
Leante
The
unexpected finding of an old photograph will make Montse Cambra, a
forty-four year old doctor, leave her native Barcelona in search for
her first love. Thus a trip begins that will take her all the way to
the Sahara. The need for survival and the passion to live in a
forgotten town in the desert will help her discover her true destiny.
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 Diccionario
Esencial de la Real Academia de La Lengua Española
(New
Essential Dictionary of the "Real Academia")
Real Academia Española
This
new dictionary, that gathers the most alive Spanish of Spain and
Hispano-America, puts the enormous task lexicographical and normative
of IT ABRADES it within reach of the great public in an updated
version, more practical and simple, of his Dictionary of the Spanish
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Microempresa,
Megavida
(Small
Business, Big Life)
Louis Barajas
Don't
let your business run your life; run your business to give you and your
family a good life.
Creating
and owning a successful business is part of the American dream. Written
for "ordinary folk who have more dreams than education, capital or
resources," Microempresa, Megavida promises not just professional and
financial success but also a fulfilling life.
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With our America Reads Spanish program, we are
looking to provide a space where people can recommend books in Spanish
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 Antonio Banderas
Actor and director
Antonio Banderas
has appeared in almost 70 films during his career, both as a
“chico Almodóvar” (Almodóvar boy)
and as a Hollywood star. But this 46-year-old native of the southern
Spanish city of Málaga says that he gets the most satisfaction
from reading a good book, that and lending his voice to the character
Puss in Boots in “Shrek 2” and the
soon-to-be-released “Shrek the Third.”
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PARTNER
OF THE MONTH
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Barahona
Center
For
the study of books in Spanish for children and adolescents.
An
academic center at California State University San Marcos that promotes
literacy in English and Spanish. The Center endeavors to inform current
and future educational decision-makers about books centered around
Latino people and culture and about books in Spanish and their value in
education of English-speaking and Spanish-speaking children and
adolescents.
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ARS
participated in SALALM 52nd Annual Conference
The
52nd annual conference of SALALM (Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin
American Library Materials) was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and
for the second year in a row, America Reads Spanish participated with
an information booth. The promotion of books in Spanish set
in motion by America Reads Spanish has met with enormous approval and
enthusiasm throughout the library world in the United States.
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| FEATURED LINK |
Spanish speakers worldwide asked to choose words in
danger of extinction
The
Escuela de Escritores de Madrid (Madrid Writers’ School),
which in 2006 asked Web users around the Spanish-speaking world to name
“the most beautiful word,” this year is calling on
them to choose the Spanish words they consider to be in danger of
extinction.
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| INTERVIEW
LOUNGE |
 Steven
Rosato
BookExpo America Director of Sales,
Strategic Accounts and Industry Development
Steven
Rosato has been with Reed Exhibitions for 12 years and worked on
BookExpo America since 1998 as well as been the Conference and Special
Events Director on New York ComicCon for the last 2 events.
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