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E- NEWSLETTER # 15

Las 21
Las 21 leyes irrefutables de liderazgo 
(The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership)
John C. Maxwell
In Las 21 leyes irrefutables del liderazgo, John C. Maxwell combined insights learned from his 40 plus years of leadership successes and mistakes with observations from the worlds of business, politics, sports, religion, and military conflict.
 

Los Siete Poderes
LOS SIETE PODERES
(The Seven Powers)
Alex Rovira Celma
The Seven Powers is like a children's tale, which takes you to a magic world in which the words courage, promise, fidelity, generosity, heroism, will power, friendship and commitment still make sense.
 
       
La PresenciaLA PRESENCIA DEL PASADO
(The Presence of the Past)
Enrique Krauze
The works of Enrique Krauze make up an authentic biography of Mexico. The main characters of this book are not the men who have the power, but rather those who have the knowledge.

ContentoCuando estoy contento 
(When I´m Feeling happy)Tracey Moroney 
"With this book children will understand the way little rabbit feels when he is happy! A good way to learn about human    feelings..."
Large bookstore chains pushing aside independent retailers
A notable phenomenon in recent years in the book industry has been the way in which bookstore chains created by the large publishing groups have proliferated at the expense of traditional and independent booksellers, who find themselves bogged down by huge stocks of titles and strapped by the high rents they have to pay in big cities.
Mortadelo and Filemón back in bookstores in the fall
Bumbling comic-book private detectives and secret agents Mortadelo and Filemón will make their return to Spanish bookstores in the fall, with new titles set to be released to commemorate their first appearance in Francisco Ibañez’ “Pulgarcito” nearly 50 years ago.
Other popular characters and figures that will also appear in new illustrated releases slated for the fall are Tarzan, the Bone family and Kiki of Montparnasse.
Liber will be held in Barcelona this year and in 2008
The International Book Fair, Liber, is coming back to Barcelona, which alternates with Madrid, from the 3rd to the 5th of October. The fair, which was awarded the Fine Arts Gold Merit Medal by the Council of Ministers on the 8th of June, is a trade show organised by Fira de Barcelona and promoted by the Spanish Publishers’ Guild (FGEE).
Newly published children’s books celebrate Hispanic cultural heritage
Multi-cultural children’s literature has received a fresh boost with the publication of some new titles that celebrate Hispanic culture in its gastronomic and musical traditions.
This new book-publishing trend is being led by small publishing houses that have managed to make inroads in the market despite having fewer funds available for distribution and marketing.
SPECIAL REPORT
Back to school spending 
Nearly 50 million students are heading off to approximately 97,000 public elementary and secondary schools for the fall term, and before the school year is out, an estimated $489 billion will be spent related to their education. These are just a few of the statistics contained in Back to School Stats, compiled by the Institute of Education Sciences' research and statistical centers.
BOOK SELECTIONS 

  
New releases of books in Spanish in the US. Now available in PDF! 
Matt DamonMatt Damon
Actor
Matt Damon is Hollywood’s most profitable actor, bringing in more gross income than any other star per dollar received. But the lone Oscar this 36-year-old Massachusetts native has received was a best original screenplay award for the 1997 film Good Will Hunting, in which he also starred.
PARTNER OF THE MONTH
ARCE

ARCE 
The Spanish Association of Cultural Magazines comprises more than 100 magazines of ideas and culture published in Spain. The association carries out activities of behalf of this group of publishers, including programs to help disseminate the publications, training sessions, and conferences centered on issues of special interest for the sector.

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ARS ON THE ROAD
ARS at LIBER
 
ARS at LIBER
America Reads Spanish (ARS) once again will be present at the LIBER international book fair, which will be held from Oct. 3-5 at the Fira de Barcelona, also slated to be the venue for the event in 2008. ARS this year has invited 50 U.S. librarians to participate in the 25th edition of LIBER, providing these book-industry professionals an opportunity to learn about and acquire new published Spanish-language works of interest for their libraries and institutions.

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FEATURED LINK
REFORMA

REFORMA-U.S. Public Library Websites with Information in Spanish 
Very informative and interesting link offered in the REFORMA web site where we can find a list of the U.S. Public Libraries websites with information in Spanish.

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INTERVIEW LOUNGE
Jordi UbedaJordi Úbeda
FGEE President
Jordi Úbeda i Baluó, president of the Spanish Federation of Publishers Guilds, or FGEE, was born in Barcelona. He began his career in 1962 and since the beginning has had close ties to the literary world, having been a member of the FGEE since 1982 and vice president of that organization from 1994 to 2001. He also was President of the FGEE from 2002 to 2004. Since 2006 he is an adviser for Grupo Planeta.
 

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