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Nuestro
hombre en la DEA
(Our
Man in the DEA)
Gerardo Reyes
Our
Man in the DEA describes a case of crossed destinies: A Colombian
fashion photographer, named Baruch Vega and two overly ambitious drug
traffickers, Carlos Ramón Zapata and Juan Gabriel
Úsuga.
Zapata,
a doctor, and Úsuga, a businessman, weren’t common
drug dealers. They studied art and were knowledgeable about the
paintings they purchased and sold.
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La
revolución de la esperanza
(Revolution
of Hope: The Life, Faith, and Dreams of a Mexican President)
Vicente
Fox/ Rob Allyn
The
charismatic former president of Mexico offers a clear and candid
perspective on the state of world affairs and outlines a new vision of
hope for future of the Americas. In 2000 Fox broke the dictatorial one
party rule that strangled Mexico for over 70 years.
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 Antonio B(Antonio
B)
Ramiro Pinilla
Based
on real events, the struggle history of Antonio B. -aka El Ruso-
citizen of the third level in his society world. This book tells the
the story of a man since the day he was born in Las Cabreras
(León,España) in the early years of the 30's decade,
until the 70's, after the Franco's regime. Antonio B. lived a very
tortured life. He had to steal to eat; it's abandoned by his mother,
his neighbors heat him and he was constantly appalled by the
authorities.
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 Pedro Infante(Pedro Infante: Half a
Century of Idolatry)
Jesús Castillo
Half a century after his
passing away, the presence of Pedro Infante is still significant. The
anecdotes and rumors about this cinema idol are still at the center of
family reunions, and he is the subject of emotive ceremonies. In this
book, Jesús Amezcua Castillo portrays the life of the idol
from his beginnings. It takes us through his career, describing the
difficulties he encountered in his first attempts at fame.
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Spanish Culture
Minister says all material in archives, libraries to be digitized in 3
to 5 years
Spanish Culture
Minister César Antonio Molina said that in a period of between
three and five years all the cultural material in Spain’s
archives and libraries will be digitized, a task that will involve the
central government, the autonomous communities and even private
foundations and institutions.
The goal is to
digitize millions of documents, books and manuscripts covering many
centuries of history in a country, Spain, that is “perhaps
one of the most important in (terms of) its archival material, number
of archives and relevant historical content,” Molina said.
The project will help preserve the material, allowing researchers to
use the documents and other items without damaging them.
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Random House Mondadori
invests 2 million euros in book-sorting system
Leading
Spanish-language publishing group Random House Mondadori is improving
its logistics system in Barcelona by investing 2 million euros to
install an advanced sorting system that only the Inditex group has in
Spain.
The system has
been implemented at its warehouse in the town of Pallejà near
Barcelona, allowing it to sort some 7,200 books per hour, or 13 million
books annually, the publishing group said.
The
lion’s share of the investment has been earmarked for
automated “sorter” technology, which identifies
each copy by its bar code, automatically distributes the content of
each order in cartons and can even attach the price tag.
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Mystery
novels, works of history among key releases at start of ‘08
The Spanish
publishing world will begin 2008 with a plentiful supply of mystery
novels and works that revisit different periods of the Iberian
nation’s history, from the era of Al-Andalus to Francoism.
One novel set for
release in the first quarter of the new year is the winner of the 2007
Thriller Award, Joseph Finder’s “Killer
Instinct” (Instinto asesino), a work published by Roca
Editorial that delves into the price one must pay for success.
Another Roca
release on offer is “Twilight in Oslo”
(Crepúsculo en Oslo) by Norwegian author and former Justice
Minister Anne Holt, whose work features an original crime-solving
couple.
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The
best books in Spanish 2007 reviewed by “Babelia”
critics
Thirty
book critics from “Babelia” (El Pais) have
determined the best books in Spanish 2007, most of them novels, the
favorite genre among Spaniard readers (91%) according to a survey by
the FGEE. It was difficult to choose 10 titles among the 40,000 new
titles published, said the reviewers.
Best
books 2007 by Babelia
1.Vasili
Grossman, Vida y destino (Galaxia Gutenberg / Círculo de
Lectores)
2.Javier
Marías, Tu rostro mañana, 3. Veneno y sombra y
adiós (Alfaguara)
3.Jonathan
Littell, Las benévolas (RBA)
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New releases of
books in Spanish in the US.
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 Michael
DouglasActor
Considered
Hollywood royalty, this 63-year-old native of New Jersey and son of the
legendary Kirk Douglas has won two Oscars – one as producer
for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and
another for best actor in “Wall Street.” Douglas
and his family – including his wife, Welsh actress Catherine
Zeta-Jones – divide their time between Hollywood, New York,
Bermuda and Majorca.
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OCLC
(Online Computer Library Center) is a nonprofit, membership, computer
library service and research organization dedicated to the public
purposes of furthering access to the world's information and reducing
information costs. More than 60,000 libraries in 112 countries and
territories around the world use OCLC services to locate, acquire,
catalog, lend and preserve library materials.
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ARS’
participation in ALA Midwinter meeting in Philadelphia a big success
America Reads Spanish for the
second year running sponsored a very successful information pavilion
during the American Library Association’s Midwinter meeting,
distributing 250 copies of the “Essential Guide to Spanish
Reading” to librarians and library professionals who sought
information about the campaign.
More than 800 exhibitors and
425 vendors offered free samples of their products at the ALA
Midwinter, held at the Philadelphia Convention Center from Jan. 11-14.
This event each year attracts some 10,000 library sector leaders, who
benefit from the 2,000 meetings and events that take place during the
four-day fair
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LANIC
The Latin American Network
Information Center (LANIC) mission is to facilitate access to
Internet-based information to, from, or on Latin America. LANIC's
editorially reviewed directories contain over 12,000 unique URLs, one
of the largest guides for Latin American content on the Internet.
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| INTERVIEW
LOUNGE |
 Ernesto Martínez
Buyer of Libros en Español (Books
in Spanish) for Borders
Ernesto Martinez involvement
with the publishing industry in Spanish started more than 15 years ago.
He worked with a distributor of books in Spanish, Giron Spanish Books
in Chicago, IL as a Sales Manager and as Buyer. It was in May 2006 when
Borders invited him to join their group as the Buyer of Libros en
Español (Books in Spanish). His main goal is to make sure that
all Borders, Borders Express and Waldenbooks stores carry the best
assortment of books in Spanish.
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