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Author of La vida secreta de los árboles (DB 84982) provides his observations of animal behavior. Examines the emotions perceived…
in mammals, birds, insects, and other creatures. Translated from the original 2016 German-language edition. Spanish language. 2017
El chef hispano-estadounidense José Andrés reflexiona sobre sus esfuerzos de socorro en Puerto Rico después del huracán María en 2017.…
Acreditado con la mitigación de una crisis humanitaria, Andrés y su organización benéfica supervisaron la preparación de 100,000 comidas diarias para el pueblo puertorriqueño. Prólogo por Lin-Manuel Miranda y Luis A. Miranda, Jr. Traducido del inglés
Forester shares his observations as well as research by others into the networked nature of trees and forests. Discusses communication…
between trees, the life cycle of an organic forest versus one planted, and the interaction of trees with their greater environment. Translated from the original German edition. Spanish language. 2016
"El niño sin nombre" es el relato de uno de los casos de abuso infantil mas extremos en la historia…
de California. Es la historia de Dave Pelzer, quien era golpeado y hambreado salvajemente por su madre emocionalmente desequilibrada y alcoholica. Bestseller
Arizona congresswoman Giffords and her husband, astronaut Kelly, describe their lives before and after the near-fatal shooting of Giffords in…
January 2011. They discuss their anguish over the other victims, Kelly's support during Giffords's recovery, and Giffords's determination to return to work. Some violence and some strong language. Some violence, some strong language. Bestseller. 2011
Conservationist presents evidence that humans are responsible for climate change through increasing fossil-fuel use and other environmentally unsound activities. Flannery…
points to phenomena such as melting glaciers, rising sea levels, and frequent extremes of weather, and predicts their future effects on global climate. Spanish language. 2006
Explains the Chinese art of living in harmony with the earth. Describes activating the energies of the chi to improve…
one's environment and gain success and happiness in life. Discusses the application of feng shui in ordering personal lives and structuring living spaces. Spanish language. 2000
Author recalls an encounter from her teenage years when a baby gray whale followed her during a long-distance training swim…
along the California coast. Describes communicating with the calf she called Grayson and battling fatigue, fifty-five-degree water, and dehydration to protect him until he was reunited with his mother. Spanish language. 2007
El autor es médico, graduado de la Universidad de Harvard, quien administra un programa de medicina integral y quien enfatiza…
la práctica de medicina preventiva. Afirma que el cuerpo humano tiene un sistema de curación natural, y describe casos de curación espontánea. Explica cómo podemos llevar al máximo nuestros poderes de curación natural. En comparación, examina los tratamientos convenciales y alternativos para la curación de enfermedades
The British naturalist undertook an eight-month-long expedition to Argentina to search out rare animal species. He describes with humor and…
insight the curious animals and interesting people he encountered along the way. Spanish language
Essays on issues in evolution theory. Includes such controversial topics as the size of women's brains, the Piltdown Man hoax,…
the theory of mongolism, and a defense of marsupial equality with placental mammals. Spanish language
Introduction to the life sciences. Discusses what life is, biological development, the fight against disease and aging, sexuality, animal and…
human behavior, and man against the environmental crisis. For adult and young adult readers. Spanish language
While exploring the woods one night, a Wisconsin farm boy, his dog, and a friend capture a baby raccoon. The…
author retells the true story of their friendship and comic adventures. Spanish language
An English veterinarian writes of his work, whether on his back in a stable trying to deliver a calf during…
a snowstorm or comforting a lonely old man whose only companion, a dog, has died. Bestseller 1972. Spanish language
A business professor and author of Give and Take (DB 79375) studies the idea of innovation, arguing that success is…
best achieved by developing creative ideas while minimizing personal risk. Cites examples from a variety of fields, including business, sports, politics, and music. Spanish language. 2017
Harvard astronomer presents controversial theory regarding possible evidence of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. Describes the 2017 discovery of…
an object flying through our inner solar system, but not conforming to any traits of known interstellar and interplanetary objects such as comets or asteroids. Spanish language. 2021
Ecologist presents trees as part of the cycle of life and their participation in the social communication network of forests.…
Topics include tree evolution, perception of other trees, announcing warnings and providing defense, and the concept of Mother Trees. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2021
A rhythmic story that explores the food chain in the South Sea. Who will be at the top? The swarms…
of krill? Or maybe the barracuda? Or will it be the big shark? Includes activities for children. For preschool-grade 2. Spanish language. 2015
Mexican journalist and author of The Traitor does a deep dive into the life of Emma Coronel Aispuro, the wife…
of infamous cartel boss Joaquin 'el Chapo' Guzman. She investigates the role narcotraffickers' wives play in their lives and business. Bestseller. Violence, descriptions of sex, and some strong language. Bestseller. Spanish language. 2021